FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.477
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
1543H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter161,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtospecialeducation
records.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter161,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection161.854,toreadasfollows:
161.854.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Individualizededucationprogram"or"IEP",awrittenstatementfora
3childwithadisabilitythatisdeveloped,reviewed,andrevisedinaccordancewith34
4CFR300.320to300.324andunder20U.S.C.Section1401,asamended;
5 (2)"Localeducationalagency"or"LEA",apublicschoolorotherpolitical
6subdivisionofthestateservinganystudentwithanIEP;
7 (3)"Parent",asdefinedin34CFR300.30,oranemancipatedchildactingonthe
8child'sownbehalf;
9 (4)"Placement",thesettinginwhichastudentwithadisabilitywillreceivesuch
10student'sspecialeducationandrelatedservices;
11 (5)"Publicschool",thesamedefinitionasinsection160.011;
12 (6)"Schoolday",thesamedefinitionasinsection160.041.
13 2.Eachlocaleducationalagencyshallimplementparentalconsentproceduresas
14describedin34CFR300.300andthissection.
15 3.(1)Eachlocaleducationalagencyshallobtainwrittenorelectronicparental
16consentforthefollowingplacements,removals,additions,changes,orreductionsof
17servicesintheindividualizededucationprogramofachildwithdisabilitiespriortosuch
18placement,removal,addition,change,orreduction:
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19 (a)InitialIEPplacementandservices;
20 (b)Aplacementchange;
21 (c)Theremovalofaserviceorservices;and
22 (d)Thereductionoradditionofserviceminutesofaservicebymorethan
23twenty-fivepercent.
24 (2)TheLEAshallmaintainwrittendocumentationofthedateandsignatureof
25parentalconsentforannualplacementorrevisiontotheIEP.
26 4.(1)(a)Iftheparentsandlocaleducationalagencyfailtoreachanagreement
27onthechild'sindividualizededucationprogramwithintenschooldaysbutreachan
28agreementoncertainIEPservicesorinterimplacement:
29 a.Thechild'scurrentagreed-uponIEPshallbeamendedtoincludesuchareas
30ofagreementuntiltheareasofdisagreementareresolved;and
31 b.Thelocaleducationalagencyandtheparentsshallincludeanaddendumin
32theIEPthatspecifiesthedatebywhichtheareasofdisagreementshallberesolved,
33providedthatsuchdateshallbewithintwentyschooldaysoftheinitialmeetingand
34maybeextendedanadditionaltwentyschooldayswithconsentfrombothpartiesif
35sufficientprogressismadeoradditionalagreementsarereached.
36 (b)Ifthelocaleducationalagencyortheparentsfailtoreachanagreementat
37anytimeduringtheIEPprocess,eitherpartymayrequestadisputeresolutionoption
38including,butnotlimitedto:
39 a.AfacilitatedIEPmeeting;
40 b.Achildcomplaintinvestigation;
41 c.State-paidmediation;
42 d.Adueprocesscomplaintandhearing;or
43 e.Otherdisputeresolutionoptionsasoutlinedintheproceduralsafeguards
44noticeunder34CFR300.504.
45 (2)Alocaleducationalagencyshallnotproceedwithimplementingachild's
46individualizededucationprogramwithoutparentalconsentunlesstheLEAdocuments
47reasonableeffortsofattemptstoarrangeamutuallyagreed-upontimeandplace,in
48accordancewith34CFR300.322(d),andtheparenthasrefusedtoattendortheLEA
49obtainsapprovalthroughadueprocesscomplaintandhearinginwhichthehearing
50officerorcommissionerfindsthattheIEPwiththeproposedchangeorchanges
51providesforafreeappropriatepubliceducationforthestudentinaccordancewith34
52CFR300.507to300.513.
53 5.Parentshavetherighttovisitanyprogramorclassroomproposedfortheir
54childbeforeconsentingtoIEPchangesifthechildisidentifiedaseligibleforspecial
55educationservices.Avisitoccurringunderthissubsectionshallbescheduledbeforeor
HCSHB477 2 56afterregularschoolhoursoratamutuallyagreed-upontimetoensurethatinstruction
57isnotinterrupted.
58 6.(1)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallcreateor
59establishaparentalconsentmodelformthateachlocaleducationalagencyshallusefor
60anyactionrelatedtoachild'sindividualizededucationprogram.Suchformshallbe
61providedtotheparentintheparent'snativelanguage,asdescribedin34CFR300.503,
62andshallincludeatleastthefollowing:
63 (a)A"Doesconsent"box,signatureline,anddateline;
64 (b)A"DoesNOTconsent"box,signatureline,anddatelineaswellasabox
65accompanyingastatementthataparentwhodoesnotconsentunderstandsthatthe
66LEAisrelievedofanyfutureclaimsrelatedtononprovisionofanyservicesnot
67consentedtobytheparent;and
68 (c)A"Partialconsent"box,signatureline,dateline,andspaceforindicatingthe
69areasofagreement.
70 (2)(a)Aparentalconsentformshallnotberequiredinsituationswherea
71placement,removal,addition,change,orreductionofservicesintheIEPofachildwith
72disabilitiesoccursbecauseofaviolationofacodeofstudentconductinaccordancewith
7334CFR300.530.
74 (b)Onthedateonwhichsuchplacement,removal,addition,change,or
75reductionofservicesintheIEPofachildwithadisabilityoccursbecauseofaviolation
76ofacodeofstudentconduct,theLEAshallnotifytheparentofthatdecisionand
77providetheparentwithnoticeinaccordancewith34CFR300.504.
78 7.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoabrogateanyparentalrightidentifiedin
79thefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA)andsuchact's
80implementingregulations.
81 8.TheprovisionsofthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonJuly1,2026.
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