No. SB 72
Filed under Education.
Individual Education Plans; Requiring a school district to complete an evaluation to determine if a student is eligible for an individualized education plan (IEP) within a specified timeframe; providing that a parent or guardian has the right to request provider logs or notes within a specified timeframe; requiring each school district to provide an individualized orientation to each parent or guardian of a student newly identified to be eligible for exceptional student education services, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDSchools must finish initial IEP evaluations within 60 days of parental consent. This creates a hard deadline for determining student eligibility.
If a scheduled related service is missed, the district must notify parents in writing within 5 school days. They must also provide a written plan for make-up services.
Parents gain the right to access all service provider logs within 15 school days. Districts must inform parents of this right at every IEP meeting.
Districts must provide an individualized orientation to parents of newly eligible students. They must obtain a signed acknowledgment and offer annual refresher orientations.
AISchool districts must finish the initial evaluation to determine IEP eligibility within 60 calendar days of receiving parental consent.
AISchool districts must convene an IEP team meeting within 30 calendar days after determining a student is eligible.
AIIf a related service in an IEP is not provided as scheduled, the district must notify the parent in writing within 5 school days, explain why, and provide a written make-up plan.
AIParents have the right to access all service provider logs or progress notes within 15 school days after a service is provided, and the district must inform them of this right at each IEP meeting.
AIEach school district must provide an individualized orientation to parents of students newly identified as eligible for exceptional student education services, covering procedural safeguards, parental rights, log access, and complaint filing.
AISchool districts must obtain a signed acknowledgment from parents confirming they received the orientation in a format they understand, offer annual refresher orientations, and retain all acknowledgment forms in the student’s education records.