[Dec-advocacy] Draft IDEA Part B Regulations

[Diana J. LaRocco]

The May 13, 2008 Federal Register published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) entitled ³Assistance to States for the Education of Children With
Disabilities and Preschool Grants for Children With Disabilities²
 
Here is a link to the notice and a PDF version is attached for your
information.
URL:  http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-10522.htm
 
This NPRM has been expected and DEC will be commenting on these proposed
changes to Part B regulations at 34 CFR Part 300.  The final Part B
regulations were published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2006.
 
According to the NPRM announcement, ³In developing final regulations for the
Assistance to States for the Education of Children with Disabilities
Program, we identified certain issues for which additional regulatory
changes might be necessary. These issues, which we address in this NPRM,
are:
 
Parental revocation of consent after consenting  to the initial provision of
services; 
A State's or local educational agency's (LEA's)  obligation to make positive
efforts to employ qualified individuals with  disabilities;
Representation of parents by non-attorneys in  due process hearings;
State monitoring, technical assistance, and  enforcement of the Part B
program; and 
The allocation of funds, under sections 611 and  619 of the Act, to LEAs
that are not serving any children with disabilities.²
 
Comments on the NPRM are due on or before July 28, 2008.
 
We will be sending further updates as the DEC comment process goes forward.
Bonnie Keilty, Chair, DEC Governmental Relations Committee and Sharon Walsh.
DEC Consultant 




Diana J. LaRocco
DEC Governmental Relations Committee
Email: dlarocco at hartford.edu

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