Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB1008 Compare Versions

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1	1	FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2	2	HOUSEBILLNO.1008
3	3	103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
4	4	INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEDOLL.
5	5	2285H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
6	6	ANACT
7	7	Torepealsection162.700,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
8	8	specialeducationalservices.
9	9	BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
10	10	SectionA.Section162.700,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
11	11	2thereof,tobeknownassection162.700,toreadasfollows:
12	12	162.700.1.Theboardofeducationofeachschooldistrictinthisstate,exceptschool
13	13	2districtswhicharepartofaspecialschooldistrict,andtheboardofeducationofeachspecial
14	14	3schooldistrictshallprovidespecialeducationalservicesforchildrenwithdisabilitiesthree
15	15	4yearsofageormoreresidinginthedistrictasrequiredbyP.L.99-457,ascodifiedandasmay
16	16	5beamended.Anychild,determinedtobeachildwithdisabilities,shallbeeligibleforsuch
17	17	6servicesuponreachinghisorherthirdbirthdayandstateschoolfundsshallbeapportioned
18	18	7accordingly.ThissubsectionshallapplytoeachfullschoolyearbeginningonorafterJuly1,
19	19	81991.Intheeventthatfederalfundingfailstobeappropriatedattheauthorizedlevelas
20	20	9describedin20U.S.C.1419(b)(2),theimplementationofthissubsectionrelatingtoservices
21	21	10forchildrenwithdisabilitiesthreeandfouryearsofagemaybedelayeduntilsuchtimeas
22	22	11fundsareappropriatedtomeetsuchlevel.Eachlocalschooldistrictandeachspecialschool
23	23	12districtshallberesponsibletoengageinaplanningprocesstodesigntheservicedelivery
24	24	13systemnecessarytoprovidespecialeducationandrelatedservicesforchildrenthreeandfour
25	25	14yearsofagewithdisabilities.Theplanningprocessshallincludepublic,private,andprivate
26	26	15not-for-profitagencieswhichhaveprovidedsuchservicesforthispopulation.Theschool
27	27	16district,orschooldistricts,orspecialschooldistrict,shallberesponsiblefordesigningan
28	28	17efficientservicedeliverysystemwhichusesthepresentresourcesofthelocalcommunity
29	29	EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
30	30	intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18whichmaybefundedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationorthe
31	31	19departmentofmentalhealth.Schooldistrictsmaycoordinatewithpublic,private,andprivate
32	32	20not-for-profitagenciespresentlyinexistence.Theservicedeliverysystemshallbeconsistent
33	33	21withtherequirementsofthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationtoprovide
34	34	22appropriatespecialeducationservicesintheleastrestrictiveenvironment.
35	35	23 2.Everylocalschooldistrictor,ifaspecialdistrictisinoperation,everyspecial
36	36	24schooldistrictshallobtaincurrentappropriatediagnosticreportsforeachchildwith
37	37	25disabilities[child] priortoassignmentinaspecialprogram.Theserecordsmaybeobtained
38	38	26withparentalpermissionfrompreviousmedicalorpsychologicalevaluation,maybe
39	39	27providedbycompetentpersonnelofsuchdistrictorspecialdistrict,ormaybesecuredby
40	40	28suchdistrictfromcompetentandqualifiedmedical,psychological,orotherprofessional
41	41	29personnel.
42	42	30 3.Evaluationsofprivateschoolstudentssuspectedofhavingadisabilityunderthe
43	43	31IndividualsWithDisabilitiesEducationActwillbeconductedasappropriatebytheschool
44	44	32districtinwhichtheprivateschoolislocatedoritscontractor.
45	45	33 4.Wherespecialdistrictshavebeenformedtoservechildrenwithdisabilitiesunder
46	46	34theprovisionsofsections162.670to[162.995] 162.974, suchchildrenshallbeeducatedin
47	47	35programsofthespecialdistrict,exceptthatcomponentdistrictsmayprovideeducation
48	48	36programsforchildrenwithdisabilitiesagesthreeandfourinclusiveinaccordancewith
49	49	37regulationsandstandardsadoptedbythestateboardofeducation.
50	50	38 5.Forthepurposesofthisact,remedialreadingprogramsarenotaspecial
51	51	39[education] educationalserviceasdefinedbysubdivision(4)ofsection162.675.
52	52	40 6.Anyandallstatecostsrequiredtofundspecialeducationservicesforthree-and
53	53	41four-year-oldchildrenunderthissectionshallbeprovidedforbyaspecific,separate
54	54	42appropriationandshallnotbefundedbyareallocationofmoneyappropriatedforthepublic
55	55	43schoolfoundationprogram.
56	56	44 7.Schooldistrictsprovidingearlychildhoodspecialeducationshallgive
57	57	45considerationtothevalueofcontinuingserviceswithPartCearlyinterventionsystem
58	58	46providersfortheremainderoftheschoolyearwhendevelopinganindividualizededucation
59	59	47programforastudentwhohasreceivedservicesunderPartCoftheIndividualswith
60	60	48DisabilitiesEducationActandreachestheageofthreeyearsduringaregularschoolyear.
61	61	49ServicesprovidedshallbeonlythosepermissibleaccordingtoSection619oftheIndividuals
62	62	50withDisabilitiesEducationAct.
63	63	51 8.(1)ForthepurposesofprovidingspecialeducationalservicesunderPartBof
64	64	52thefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA),asamended,ayoung
65	65	53childwithadevelopmentaldelayisachildwho:
66	66	54 (a)Isatleastthreeyearsofagebutundernineyearsofage;
67	67	HB1008 2 55 (b)Isexperiencingdevelopmentaldelays,asmeasuredbyappropriate
68	68	56evaluationinstrumentsandprocedures,inoneormoreofthefollowingareas:
69	69	57 a.Physicaldevelopment;
70	70	58 b.Cognitivedevelopment;
71	71	59 c.Communicationdevelopment;
72	72	60 d.Socialoremotionaldevelopment;or
73	73	61 e.Adaptivedevelopment;and
74	74	62 (c)Needsspecialeducationalservicesandrelatedservices.
75	75	63 (2)(a)Achildmaybeidentifiedasayoungchildwithadevelopmentaldelay
76	76	64beforesuchchildreachesnineyearsofage.
77	77	65 (b)Achildwhoisidentifiedasayoungchildwithadevelopmentaldelaywhose
78	78	66agemakesthechildeligibleforkindergartenorgradeonemaycontinueeligibilityasa
79	79	67youngchildwithadevelopmentaldelayifthechildisidentifiedasayoungchildwitha
80	80	68developmentaldelaybeforesuchchildreachesnineyearsofage.
81	81	69 (3)Thecategoryofyoungchildwithadevelopmentaldelayshallnotbeusedto
82	82	70determinecontinuingeligibilityforspecialeducationalservicesforastudentwho
83	83	71reachesnineyearsofagebeforeAugustfirstofagivenschoolyear,buteligibilityfor
84	84	72specialeducationalservicesmaybedeterminedforsuchstudentsthroughanyother
85	85	73disabilitycategory.
86	86	74 9.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
87	87	75createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
88	88	76withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.
89	89	77Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
90	90	78generalassemblyunderchapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedateortodisapproveand
91	91	79annularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority
92	92	80andanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2002,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
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