| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter161,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtowrittenparental |
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| 8 | 8 | | consent. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter161,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection161.854,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 161.854.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2 (1)"Individualizededucationprogram"or"IEP",awrittenstatementfora |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3childwithadisabilitythatisdeveloped,reviewed,andrevisedinaccordancewith34 |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4CFR300.320to300.324andunder20U.S.C.Section1401,asamended; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 (2)"Localeducationalagency"or"LEA",apublicschoolorotherpolitical |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6subdivisionofthestateservinganystudentwithanIEP; |
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| 18 | | - | 7 (3)"Parent",asdefinedin34CFR300.30; |
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| 19 | | - | 8 (4)"Publicschool",thesamedefinitionasinsection160.011. |
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| 20 | | - | 9 2.Eachlocaleducationalagencyshallimplementparentalconsentproceduresas |
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| 21 | | - | 10describedin34CFR300.300andthissection. |
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| 22 | | - | 11 3.Eachlocaleducationalagencyshallobtainwrittenparentalconsentforinitial |
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| 23 | | - | 12placement,annualplacement,placementchange,removalofaserviceorservices,or |
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| 24 | | - | 13reductionofserviceminutesbymorethantwenty-fivepercentintheindividualized |
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| 25 | | - | 14educationprogramofachildwithdisabilitiespriortosuchplacement,removal,or |
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| 26 | | - | 15reduction.TheLEAshallmaintainwrittendocumentationofthedateofparental |
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| 27 | | - | 16consentforinitialplacement,annualplacement,orrevisiontotheIEP. |
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| 28 | | - | 17 4.Iftheparentsandlocaleducationalagencyfailtoreachanagreementonthe |
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| 18 | + | 7 (3)"Parent",aparent,guardian,orotherpersonhavingcontrolorcustodyofa |
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| 19 | + | 8child; |
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| 20 | + | 9 (4)"Publicschool",thesamedefinitionasinsection160.011. |
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| 21 | + | 10 2.Eachlocaleducationalagencyshallimplementparentalconsentproceduresas |
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| 22 | + | 11describedin34CFR300.300andthissection. |
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| 23 | + | 12 3.Eachlocaleducationalagencyshallobtainwrittenparentalconsentforinitial |
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| 24 | + | 13placement,annualplacement,andanyrevisiontotheindividualizededucationprogram |
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| 25 | + | 14ofachildwithdisabilitiespriortosuchplacementorrevision.TheLEAshallmaintain |
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| 26 | + | 15writtendocumentationofthedateofparentalconsentforinitialplacement,annual |
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| 27 | + | 16placement,orrevisiontotheIEP. |
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| 28 | + | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | + | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 4.Iftheparentsandlocaleducationalagencyfailtoreachanagreementonthe |
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| 34 | | - | 22 5.Parentshavetherighttovisitanyprogramorclassroomproposedfortheir |
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| 35 | | - | 23childbeforeconsentingtoIEPchangesifthechildisidentifiedaseligibleforspecial |
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| 36 | | - | 24educationservices. |
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| 37 | | - | 25 6.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalladoptaparental |
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| 38 | | - | 26consentformthateachlocaleducationalagencyshalluseforanyactionrelatedtoa |
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| 39 | | - | 27child'sindividualizededucationprogram.Suchformshallbeprovidedtotheparentin |
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| 40 | | - | 28theparent'snativelanguage,asdescribedin34CFR300.503,andshallincludeatleast |
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| 41 | | - | 29thefollowing: |
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| 42 | | - | 30 (1)Astatementthattheparentisaparticipantofthechild'sIEPteamandhas |
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| 43 | | - | 31therighttoconsentorrefuseconsenttotheactionsasdescribedinthissectionproposed |
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| 44 | | - | 32bytheIEPteamorLEA.Thestatementshallincludeatleastinformationthatthe |
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| 45 | | - | 33refusalofparentalconsentmeansthattheschooldistricthasnoauthoritytoproceed |
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| 46 | | - | 34withtheactionswithoutparentalconsentortheLEAfilingadueprocesscomplaintin |
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| 47 | | - | 35accordancewith34CFR300.507to300.508; |
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| 48 | | - | 36 (2)A"Doesconsent"box,signatureline,anddateline; |
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| 49 | | - | 37 (3)A"DoesNOTconsent"box,signatureline,anddateline;and |
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| 50 | | - | 38 (4)A"Partialconsent"box,signatureline,dateline,andspaceindicatingthe |
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| 51 | | - | 39areasofagreement. |
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| 52 | | - | 40 7.Alocaleducationalagencyshallnotproceedwithimplementingachild's |
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| 53 | | - | 41individualizededucationprogramwithoutparentalconsentunlesstheLEAdocuments |
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| 54 | | - | 42reasonableefforts,asoutlinedintheproceduralsafeguardsnoticerequiredunder34 |
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| 55 | | - | 43CFR300.504,toobtaintheparent'sconsentandtheparenthasfailedtorespondorthe |
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| 56 | | - | 44LEAobtainsapprovalthroughadueprocesscomplaintandhearinginwhichthe |
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| 57 | | - | 45hearingofficerorcommissionerfindsthattheIEPwiththeproposedchangeorchanges |
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| 58 | | - | 46providesforafreeappropriatepubliceducationforthestudentinaccordancewith34 |
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| 59 | | - | 47CFR300.507to300.513. |
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| 60 | | - | 48 8.Ifalocaleducationalagencyandparentfailtoreachanagreement,either |
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| 61 | | - | 49partymayrequestafacilitatedindividualizededucationprogrammeeting,mediation, |
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| 62 | | - | 50dueprocesscomplaintandhearing,orotherdisputeresolutionoptionsasoutlinedinthe |
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| 63 | | - | 51proceduralsafeguardsnotice. |
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| 64 | | - | 52 9.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoabrogateanyparentalrightidentifiedin |
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| 65 | | - | 53theIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA)andsuchact'simplementing |
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| 66 | | - | 54regulations. |
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| 34 | + | 22 5.Parentshavetherighttoobserveanyprogramproposedfortheirchildifthe |
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| 35 | + | 23childisidentifiedaseligibleforspecialeducationservices. |
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| 36 | + | 24 6.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalladoptaparental |
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| 37 | + | 25consentformthateachlocaleducationalagencyshalluseforanyactionrelatedtoa |
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| 38 | + | 26child'sindividualizededucationprogram.Suchformshallbeprovidedtotheparentin |
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| 39 | + | 27theparent'snativelanguage,asdescribedin34CFR300.503,andshallincludeatleast |
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| 40 | + | 28thefollowing: |
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| 41 | + | 29 (1)Astatementthattheparentisaparticipantofthechild'sIEPteamandhas |
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| 42 | + | 30therighttoconsentorrefuseconsenttotheactionsproposedbytheIEPteamorLEA. |
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| 43 | + | 31Thestatementshallincludeatleastinformationthattherefusalofparentalconsent |
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| 44 | + | 32meansthattheschooldistricthasnoauthoritytoproceedwiththeactionswithout |
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| 45 | + | 33parentalconsentortheLEAfilingadueprocesscomplaintinaccordancewith34CFR |
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| 46 | + | 34300.507to300.508; |
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| 47 | + | 35 (2)A"Doesconsent"box,signatureline,anddateline; |
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| 48 | + | 36 (3)A"DoesNOTconsent"box,signatureline,anddateline;and |
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| 49 | + | 37 (4)A"Partialconsent"box,signatureline,dateline,andspaceindicatingthe |
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| 50 | + | 38areasofagreement. |
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| 51 | + | 39 7.Alocaleducationalagencyshallnotproceedwithimplementingachild's |
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| 52 | + | 40individualizededucationprogramwithoutparentalconsentunlesstheLEAdocuments |
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| 53 | + | 41reasonableefforts,asoutlinedintheproceduralsafeguardsnoticerequiredunder34 |
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| 54 | + | 42CFR300.504,toobtaintheparent'sconsentandtheparenthasfailedtorespondorthe |
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| 55 | + | 43LEAobtainsapprovalthroughadueprocesscomplaintandhearinginaccordancewith |
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| 56 | + | 4434CFR300.507to300.513. |
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| 57 | + | 45 8.Ifalocaleducationalagencyandparentfailtoreachanagreement,either |
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| 58 | + | 46partymayrequestafacilitatedindividualizededucationprogrammeeting,mediation, |
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| 59 | + | 47dueprocesscomplaintandhearing,orotherdisputeresolutionoptionsasoutlinedinthe |
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| 60 | + | 48proceduralsafeguardsnotice. |
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| 61 | + | 49 9.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoabrogateanyparentalrightidentifiedin |
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| 62 | + | 50theIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA)andsuchact'simplementing |
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| 63 | + | 51regulations. |
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