10 PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

 

 

 

DE PARTMEN T OF EDU CATIO N STATE BOARD OF EDU CATIO N

SPECIAL EDU CATIO N PROGRAMS AND SER VIC ES

 

Filed with th e Secretar y of Stat e on These ru les tak e effect on J uly 2, 2001

 

(By auth ority conferr ed on th e stat e boar d of ed ucat ion by sections 1701 an d 1703 1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1701 an d 380 .1703 )

 

R 340 .1701 , R 340 .1701 a, R 340 .1701b , R 340 .1702 , R 340 .1705 , R 340 .1706 , R 340 .1707 , R

340 .1708 , R  340 .1709 , R  340 .1710 , R  340 .1711 , R  340 .1713 , R  340 .1714 , R  340 .1715 , R

340 .1721 , R 340 .1721 a, R 340 .1721b , R 340 .1721 c, R 340 .1721d , R 340 .1721e , R 340 .1722 ,

R  340 .1722 a,  R  340 .1722e ,  R  340 .1723 c,  R  340 .1724 ,  R  340 .1724 a,  R  340 .1724d ,  R

340 .1725e , R 340 .1732 , R 340 .1733 , R 340 .1734 , R 340 .1745 , R 340 .1750 , R 340 .1751 , R

340 .1754 , R  340 .1755 , R  340 .1757 , R  340 .1771 , R  340 .1772 , R  340 .1781 , R  340 .1782 , R

340 .1783 , R  340 .1786 , R  340 .1787 , R  340 .1788 , R  340 .1792 , R  340 .1793 , R  340 .1795 , R

340 .1796 , R 340 .1797 , R 340 .1798 , R 340 .1799 , R 340 .1799 a, R 340 .1799b , R 340 .1799 c, R

340 .1801 , R  340 .1802 , R  340 .1803 , R  340 .1808 , R  340 .1811 , R  340 .1812 , R  340 .1831 , R

340 .1832 , R  340 .1833 , R  340 .1835 , R  340 .1836 , R  340 .1837 , R  340 .1838 , R  340 .1839 , R

340 .1851 , R 340 .1852 , R 340 .1853 an d R 340 .1861 of th e Michigan Administrat ive Code ar e am ended; R 340 .1703 , R 340 .1704 , R 340 .1722 c, R 340 .1722d , R 340 .1722 f, R 340 .1723 , R

340 .1723 a, R 340 .1723b , R 340 .1724b , R 340 .1725 , R 340 .1725 a, R 340 .1725b , R 340 .1725 c,

R 340 .1725d , R 340 .1736 , R 340 .1737 , R 340 .1738 , R 340 .1739 , R 340 .1740 , R 340 .1741 , R

340 .1742 , R  340 .1743 , R  340 .1744 , R  340 .1746 , R  340 .1747 , R  340 .1748 , R  340 .1749 , R

340 .1749 a, R 340 .1749b , R 340 .1749 c, R 340 .1753 , R 340 .1756 , R 340 .1758 , R 340 .1773 , R

340 .1784 , R 340 .1785 , R 340 .1790 , R 340 .1791 , R 340 .1794 , R 340 .1799d , R 340 .1805 , R

340 .1806 , R  340 .1809 , R  340 .1810 , R  340 .1834 , R  340 .1862 , R  340 .1863 , R  340 .1864 , R

340 .1865 , R  340 .1866 , R  340 .1867 , R  340 .1868 , R  340 .1869 , R  340 .1870 , R  340 .1871 , R

340 .1872 ,  an d  R  340 .1873  of  th e  Code  ar e  rescinded;  an d       R  340 .1709 a,  R  340 .1716 ,  R 340 .1717 , R 340 .1724 c, R 340 .1725 f, R 340 .1775 , R 340 .1883 a, R 340 .1793 a, R 340 .1799e ,

an d R 340 . 1799 f ar e added to th e Code as follows:

 

 

 

P ART 1. GENER AL P ROVISIONS

 

R 340 .1701 De finitio ns ; A to E D.

Rule 1. As used in th ese ru les:

(a)  "Ada ptive beha vior" mean s an in d ivi d ua l's A STUD EN T'S ability to per form th e socia l roles appropriat e for a person of his or her age an d gender in  a  mann er  that  meets th e expe ctat ions of home, cultur e, sch ool, neighborh ood, an d oth er relevant groups in which he or she part icipat es.

(c)"An cill ar y an d oth e r r elat ed se r vices " m e an s se r vices that ar e spe cia lly des ign ed t o m ee t th e un iq u e n eeds of pe r s on s with d is a bili t ie s t o a ge 25 , in clu d in g a ll of th e followin g:

(i) Au d iologica l, m edi ca l, ps ych iatr ic, ps ych ologica l, spee ch an d lan gua ge, or ed u cat iona l eva luat ion .

(ii) O ccu p at iona l, p h ys ica l, r e cr e at iona l, mu s ic, art , or oth e r th e ra p y.

(iii)  ) C oun se lin g se r vices ,  in clu d in g  r e ha bili tat ion  coun se lin g,  p ar e nt  coun se lin g  an d tra in in g, s ch ool h e a lth se r vices , or r e cr e at ion a s de fin ed in th e in d ivi d ua ls with d is a bili t ie s ed u cat ion a ct of 1990 , 20 U .S .C . §1400 e t seq ., an d th e r egu lat ion s im p le m e nt in g th e a ct , 34 C .F .R . §300 .16 (1992 ).

(iv) M obili t y an d or ie ntat ion se r vices , an d spe cia l ed u cat ion se r vices p r ovided  by oth e r n ont e a ch in g pe r s onn el.

(v) T ran sp ortat ion .

(vi) S ch ool ps ych ologica l an d s ch ool s ocia l w ork se r vices .

(vii)  ) I n s tru ct ion p r ovided t o s tu de nt s with d is a bili t ie s w h o ar e h om eb oun d , h osp ita lize d , or p la ced in ju ve n ile de t e nt ion fa cili t ie s .

(viii)  )  Se r vices   t o   p r ep r imar y   a ge   ch ild r e n   with   d is a bili t ie s ,   w h ich   in clu de ,   w h e r e a pp r op r iat e , eva luat ion , th e ra p y, con s u ltat ion with p ar e nt s , an d tra in in g a ct ivi t ie s .

(d)) "Annua l goa ls " m e an s a se t of ge n e ra l s tat e m e nt s that r ep r ese nt s expe ct ed a ch ieve m e nt ove r  a  ye ar 's  t im e  for  pe r s on s  w h o ar e  d is a bled  w h o ar e  e nr olle d  in  spe cia l  ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices .

(e) ) "App r ove d p r ogram " m e an s a p r ogram  w h ich  is des cr ibe d in  th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict p lan an d w h ich is bei n g ope rat ed in com p lian ce with s tat e an d fede ra l ru le s an d  r egu lat ion s  gove rn in g  th e  p r ovis ion  of  spe cia l  ed u cat ion  t o  eligible  pe r s on s  w h o  ar e d is a bled .

(f)"C han ge in ed u cat iona l s tatu s" m e an s a p la ce m e nt of a pe r s on w h o is d is a bled in r egu lar ed u cat ion , spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices , or fr om on e t ype of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram or se r vice t o an oth e r or t e rm inat ion of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s or se r vices by p la ce m e nt , gra d uat ion , or  exp u ls ion . An y chan ge in  gra de level s  with in  an  ed u cat iona l p r ogram level, s u ch a s  p r ep r imar y, ele m e ntar y, jun ior  h igh ,  or  se n ior  h igh ,  s ha ll  n ot con s t itut e a chan ge in ed u cat iona l s tatu s , b ut a chan ge fr om on e ed u cat iona l p r ogram level t o an oth e r con s t itut es a chan ge in ed u cat iona l s tatu s .

 

 

(g )(C) "Complaint " mean s a specific writt en an d signed allegat ion, w h ich THAT includes th e facts on which th e allegat ion is based , by an individua l or an organ izat ion that th ere is an un corr ected violat ion of an y of th e following:

(i)   Any curr ent provision of th ese ru les.

(ii)   Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §380 .1 e t seq . of th e Mich igan Com p ile d L a ws 1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1 ET SEQ., as it perta ins to spe cial educat ion program s an d services.

(iii)    The individua ls with disabilities educat ion act of 1990 1997 , 20 U.S.C., CHAPTER 33,

§1400 et seq., an d th e regulat ions implement ing th e act, 34 C.F.R. part s 300 an d 301 (1992 ) (1999 ).

(iv)   T h e s tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion 's spe cia l ed u cat ion p lan or a An int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict spe cial educat ion plan .

(v)    An individua lized educat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee PROGR AM TEAM report , hear ing officer decision, or court decision regar ding special educat ion program s or services.

(VI) THE STATE APP LIC ATIO N FOR FE DERAL FUN DS UN DER THE INDI VIDU ALS WITH DIS ABILITI E S EDUCATIO N ACT.

(h) ) "C om p r e h e n s ive eva luat ion " m e an s an eva luat ion that is con d u ct ed for th e p ur p ose of de t e rm in in g eligibili t y for spe cia l ed u cat ion an d r elat ed se r vices an d for de t e rm in in g th e curr e nt level of ed u cat iona l pe r forman ce . T h e mu lt id is cip linar y eva luat ion t e am , m e m be r s of th e t e am , th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee , or a h e ar in g office r s ha ll de t e rm in e th e com p r e h e n s ive n ess of an eva luat ion b a sed on in d ivi d ua l n eeds .

(i) "C on se nt " m e an s an a gr ee m e nt , in w r it in g, that s tat es a ll of th e followin g:

(i) T h e p ar e nt ha s bee n fu lly in form ed , in h is or h e r nat ive lan gua ge or thr ou gh an oth e r m ode of commun icat ion , of a ll in format ion that is r elev ant t o th e a ct ivi t y for w h ich con se nt is s ou ght .

(ii) T h e p ar e nt un de r s tan ds an d a gr ees t o th e carr yin g out of th e a ct ivi t y for w h ich h is or h e r con se nt is s ou ght , an d th e con se nt des cr ibe s that a ct ivi t y an d lis t s th e r e cor ds , if an y, that will be r ele a sed an d t o w h om .

(iii)  ) T h e p ar e nt un de r s tan ds that  th e grant in g of con se nt is voluntar y on th e p art  of th e p ar e nt an d ma y be r evok ed at an y t im e .

(j)(D) "Dep artm ent " mean s th e stat e dep artm ent of educat ion.

(k )(E) "Dep artm enta lize" mean s a se con d ar y level delivery system in which 2 or more teachers teach groups of spe cia l ed u cat ion stu dent s WITH DIS ABILITI ES by instru ct iona l cont ent ar eas.

(l) "Des tru ct ion  of r ecor ds " m e an s  eith e r  th e  p h ys ica l des tru ct ion  of in format ion  or  th e r e m ova l of pe r s ona l ide nt ifie r s fr om in format ion s o that th e in format ion is n ot pe r s ona lly ide nt ifia ble .

(m) ) "E d u cat ion r ecor ds " m e an s th ose r ecor ds w h ich ar e d ir ect ly r elat ed t o a s tu de nt an d w h ich ar e ma inta in ed by an ed u cat iona l a ge n cy or in s t itut ion or by a p art y a ct in g for th e a ge n cy or in s t itut ion . T h e t e rm d oes n ot in clu de an y of th e followin g:

(i) Re cor ds  of in s tru ct iona l, s u pe r vis or y, an d  a d m in is trat ive  pe r s onn el  an d  ed u cat iona l pe r s onn el an cill ar y th e r e t o w h ich ar e in th e s ole p ossess ion of th e mak e r of th e r e cor ds an d w h ich ar e n ot a ccessible  or r eve a le d t o an y oth e r in d ivi d ua l excep t a s u bs t itut e . F or th e p ur p ose of th is de fin it ion , a "s u bs t itut e" m e an s an in d ivi d ua l w h o pe r form s , on a t e m p orar y

 

 

b a s is , th e d ut ie s of th e in d ivi d ua l w h o ma de th e r e cor d , an d d oes n ot r e fe r t o an in d ivi d ua l w h o pe rman e nt ly s u cceeds th e mak e r of th e r e cor d in h is or h e r p os it ion .

(ii) Re cor ds of a la w e n for ce m e nt un it of an ed u cat iona l a ge n cy or in s t itut ion that ar e in com p lian ce with a ll of th e followin g con d it ion s :

(A)T h e r e cor ds ar e ma inta in ed a p art fr om th e r e cor ds that ar e d ir e ct ly r elat ed t o a s tu de nt an d ar e ma inta in ed by an ed u cat iona l a ge n cy or in s t itut ion or by a p art y a ct in g for th e a ge n cy or in s t itut ion .

(B) T h e r ecor ds ar e ma inta in ed s olely for la w e n for ce m e nt p ur p oses .

(C) T h e r e cor ds ar e n ot d is closed t o in d ivi d ua ls oth e r than la w e n for ce m e nt officia l of th e s am e jur isd ict ion an d ed u cat ion r e cor ds that  ar e ma inta in ed by th e ed u cat iona l a ge n cy or in s t itut ion ar e n ot d is closed t o th e pe r s onn el of th e la w e n for ce m e nt un it .

(iii)  ) Re cor ds w h ich r elat e t o an in d ivi d ua l w h o is e m p loye d by an ed u cat iona l a ge n cy or in s t itut ion an d w h ich ar e in com p lian ce with a ll of th e followin g con d it ion s :

(A)T h e r e cor ds ar e ma de an d ma inta in ed in th e n orma l cour se of b u s in ess .

(B) ) T h e  r e cor ds  r elat e  exclu s ively t o th e  in d ivi d ua l in  that  in d ivi d ua l’s  ca p a cit y a s  an e m p loyee.

(C) ) T h e r e cor ds ar e n ot a va ila ble for u se for an y oth e r p ur p ose . T h is p ara gra p h d oes n ot a pp ly t o r e cor ds r elat in g t o an in d ivi d ua l w h o is in att e n d an ce at th e a ge n cy or in s t itut ion an d w h o is e m p loye d a s a r es u lt of h is or h e r s tatu s a s a s tu de nt .

(iv) Re cor ds w h ich r elat e t o an eligible s tu de nt an d w h ich ar e in com p lian ce with a ll of th e followin g con d it ion s :

(A)T h e r e cor ds ar e cr e at ed  or  ma inta in ed  by a  p h ys ician , ps ych iatr is t , ps ych ologis t , or oth e r  r e cogn ize d  p r ofessi ona l  or  p ara p r ofessi ona l  a ct in g  in  h is  or  h e r  p r ofessi ona l  or p ara p r ofessi ona l ca p a cit y or a ss is t in g in that ca p a cit y.

(B) ) T h e r e cor ds ar e cr e at ed , ma inta in ed , or u sed on ly in conn e ct ion with th e p r ovis ion of tr e atm e nt t o th e s tu de nt .

(C) ) T h e r e cor ds ar e n ot d is closed  t o an yon e oth e r  than  th e in d ivi d ua ls w h o p r ovide th e tr e atm e nt . H oweve r ,  th e  r e cor ds  ma y  be  pe r s ona lly  r eviewed  by  a  p h ys ician  or  oth e r a pp r op r iat e p r ofessi ona l  of  th e  s tu de nt 's  ch oice .  F or  th e  p ur p ose  of  th is  de fin it ion ,  "tr e atm e nt " d oes n ot in clu de r e m edi a l ed u cat iona l a ct ivi t ie s or a ct ivi t ie s that ar e p art of th e p r ogram of in s tru ct ion at th e ed u cat iona l a ge n cy or in s t itut ion .

(v) Re cor ds of an ed u cat iona l a ge n cy or  in s t itut ion  that  conta in  on ly in format ion  that r elat es t o a pe r s on a ft e r that  pe r s on w a s n o lon ge r a s tu de nt at th e ed u cat iona l a ge n cy or in s t itut ion . An exam p le w ou ld be in format ion that is colle ct ed by an ed u cat iona l a ge n cy or in s t itut ion pe rta in in g t o th e a ccom p lis hm e nt s of it s a lumn i.

 

R 340 .1701 a De finitio ns ; I M to P .

Ru le 1a. As used  in these  ru les :

(a) ) "I n depe n de nt ed u cat iona l eva luat ion " m e an s an eva luat ion con d u ct ed by a q ua lifie d exam in e r or  exam in e r s  w h o ar e n ot  e m p loye d  by th e p u blic a ge n cy r esp on s ible for  th e ed u cat ion of th e s tu de nt . A contra ct ed a ge nt for th e p ur p ose of con d u ct in g an in depe n de nt eva luat ion is n ot con s ide r ed an e m p loyee of th e p u blic a ge n cy.

(b) ) "I n d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee" m e an s pe r s on s a pp oint ed an d in vit ed by th e s u pe r int e n de nt t o de t e rm in e a pe r s on 's eligibili t y for spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices an d , if eligible , t o de vel op an in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram .

 

 

(c)"I n d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram " m e an s a p r ogram  de vel oped by an in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee w h ich s ha ll be r eviewed annua lly. T h e com p on e nt s of th e p r ogram ar e ide nt ifie d in R 340 .1721e (3 ).

(d)) "I n s tru ct iona l se r vices " m e an s se r vices p r ovided  by  t e a ch in g  pe r s onn el  w h ich  ar e spe cia lly des ign ed t o m ee t th e un iq u e n eeds of a han d ica pped pe r s on u p t o a ge 25 . T h ese ma y be p r ovided by an y of th e followin g:

(i) A p r ep r imar y t e a ch e r p ur s uant t o R 340 .1755 . (ii) A t e a ch e r con s u ltant p ur s uant t o R 340 .1749 .

(iii)  ) A t e a ch e r of th e spee ch an d lan gua ge im p a ir ed p ur s uant t o R 340 .1745 .

(iv) A t e a ch e r p r ovid in g in s tru ct ion t o  han d ica pped  s tu de nt s  w h o  ar e  h om eb oun d  or h osp ita lize d p ur s uant t o R 340 .1746 .

(v) A t e a ch e r p r ovid in g in s tru ct ion t o  s tu de nt s  w h o  ar e  p la ced  in  ju ve n ile  de t e nt ion fa cili t ie s p ur s uant t o R 340 .1757 .

(e)(A) "Multidisciplinar y evaluat ion team "  mean s  a  minimum  of  2  persons  who  ar e resp onsible for evaluat ing  A stu dent s  suspected  of  bei n g  han d ica pped  or  han d ica pped pe r s on s bei n g r eev a luat ed p ur s uant t o R 340 .1722d HAVING A DIS ABILIT Y. The t eam sha ll include at least 1 special educat ion-approved teacher or oth er specialist with WHO HAS kn owledge in th e ar e a of th e suspected disability.

(f) "Nat ive lan gua ge, " w h e n r e fe rr in g t o a pe r s on of lim it ed En gli s h spe ak in g a bili t y, m e an s th e lan gua ge or m ode of commun icat ion n orma lly u sed by that pe r s on .

(g )(B) "Norma l cour se of stu dy" mean s a r egu lar GENE RAL ed u cat ion curr icu lum le a d in g t o a h igh s ch ool d ip loma , or a spe cial educat ion curr iculum  a pp r ove d in th e int e rm edi at e p lan leading to a high sch ool diploma . A spe cia l ed u cat ion curr icu lum s ha ll in clu de p h ys ica l ed u cat ion , pe r s ona l a d ju s tm e nt , an d p r evocat iona l an d vocat iona l ed u cat ion .

(h) ) "O ccu p at iona l th e ra p y" m e an s th e ra p y p r ovided by a th e ra p is t w h o ha s bee n r egis t e r ed by th e Am e r ican occu p at iona l th e ra p y a ss ociat ion or an occu p at iona l th e ra p y a ss is tant w h o ha s  bee n  ce rt ifie d  by th e  Am e r ican  occu p at iona l th e ra p y a ss ociat ion  an d  w h o p r ovides th e ra p y un de r th e s u pe r vis ion of a r egis t e r ed occu p at iona l th e ra p is t .

(i) "Par e nt " m e an s th e m oth e r , fath e r , or leg a lly des ignat ed guar d ian of th e  han d ica pped pe r s on .  "Par e nt " a ls o m e an s th e a ffe ct ed han d ica pped pe r s on w h e n th e pe r s on r e a ch es 18 ye ar s of a ge, if a leg a l guar d ian ha s n ot bee n a pp oint ed by a pp r op r iat e court p r oceedi n gs . (j)(C) "Par ent  advisory comm itt ee" mean s a comm itt ee of par ent s of  han d ica pped  pe r s on s STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES of a part icular  int erm ediat e school distr ict appoint ed by th e boar d of that  distr ict pur suant  to R 340 .1838 .

(k) ) "P e r s ona l a d ju s tm e nt ed u cat ion " m e an s in s tru ct ion des ign ed t o a ss is t th e han d ica pped pe r s on t o de vel op pe r s ona l an d s ocia l sk ill s n eeded for a d u lt in depe n de nt livi n g, in clu d in g a ll of th e followin g:

(i) Act ivi t ie s of d a ily livi n g. (ii) H om e mak in g.

(iii)  ) M obili t y.

(iv) P e r s ona l h e a lth an d a ppe aran ce . (v) Re cr e at ion .

(vi) Us e of p r os th e t ic de vices an d se n s or y a ids .

(l) "P e r s ona lly ide nt ifia ble " m e an s that in format ion w h ich in clu des an y of th e followin g d ata :

 

 

(i) T h e leg a l nam e of th e pe r s on , th e pe r s on 's p ar e nt , or oth e r fam ily m e m be r . (ii) T h e a dd r ess of th e pe r s on .

(iii ) A pe r s ona l ide nt ifie r , s u ch a s th e pe r s on ’s s ocia l se cur it y num be r or s tu de nt num be r .   (iv) A lis t of pe r s ona l chara ct e r is t ics or oth e r in format ion w h ich mak es it p oss ible t o ide nt ify th e pe r s on with r e a s ona ble ce rta int y.

(m)  ) "Ph ys ica l th e ra p y"  m e an s  th e ra p y  p r es cr ibe d  by  a  p h ys ician  an d  p r ovided  by  a th e ra p is t w h o is lice n sed by th e s tat e of Mich igan p ur s uant t o Act N o. 368 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1978 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §333 .1101 e t seq . of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws or a p h ys ica l th e ra p y  a ss is tant  w h o  p r ovides  th e ra p y  un de r  th e  s u pe r vis ion  of  a  lice n sed  p h ys ica l th e ra p is t .

(n) ) "Ph ys ica l ed u cat ion " m e an s th e de vel op m e nt of p h ys ica l an d m ot or fitn ess , fun d am e nta l m ot or sk ill s an d p att e rn s , an d sk ill s in a q uat ics , d an ce , an d in d ivi d ua l an d gr ou p gam es an d sp ort s , b oth intramura l an d life t im e . T h e t e rm in clu des a ll of th e followin g:

(i) Spe cia l p h ys ica l ed u cat ion . (ii) Ad a p t ive p h ys ica l ed u cat ion . (iii ) M ove m e nt ed u cat ion .

(iv) Mot or de vel op m e nt .

(o)"Pr evocat iona l  ed u cat ion " m e an s  in s tru ct ion  n eeded  a s  a  p r e r eq u is it e  t o  vocat iona l ed u cat ion , s u ch a s an y of th e followin g:

(i) Re a d in g. (ii) Wr it in g.

(iii)  ) M ath e mat ics .

(iv) K n owledge of comm on ly u sed t ools , ut e n s ils , an d p r ocesses .

(v) ) Fam ili ar it y with th e b r oa d ran ge of occu p at ion s for w h ich spe cia l sk ill s ar e r eq u ir ed . (vi) C omm on e m p loym e nt p r oced ur es an d r eq u ir e m e nt s .

(vii ) K n owledge of th e natur e an d ext e nt of vocat iona l lim itat ion s cau sed by a han d ica p .

(p) ) "P s ych ologis t " m e an s an a pp r ove d Mich igan A s ch ool ps ych ologis t or a Mich igan fu lly lice n sed ps ych ologis t .

(q) ) "Pu blic expe n se " m e an s that th e p u blic a ge n cy eith e r  p a ys  for  th e  fu ll cos t  of th e eva luat ion ,  p r ogram ,  or  se r vices ,  in clu d in g  tran sp ortat ion  an d  r oom  or  b oar d ,  or  else in s ur es  that s u ch is p r ovided at n o cos t t o th e p ar e nt .

 

R 340 .1701b  De finitio ns ; R S to Y.

Ru le 1b . As used  in these  ru les :

(a) ) "Reg u lar  ed u cat ion "  m e an s  ed u cat ion  oth e r  than  spe cia l  ed u cat ion  p r ogram s  an d se r vices .

(b) "S ch ool s ocia l work e r " m e an s a s ocia l w ork e r a pp r ove d by th e dep artm e nt p ur s uant t o R 340 .1012 .

(c)(A) "Services" mean s in s tru ct iona l services PROVIDED BY A SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N TEACHE R or an cill ar y an d oth er relat ed services as defined in th ese ru les. SERVICES DO NOT INCLUD E GRADING, GIVING CREDIT FOR, OR TEACHING A SUB J ECT, CLASS, OR COURSE.

(d ) "S h ort -t e rm  in s tru ct iona l  object ive s "  m e an s  object ive s  w r itt e n  in  m e a s ura ble  t e rm s w h ich r elat e t o th e annua l goa ls an d w h ich r ep r ese nt expe ct ed a ch ieve m e nt ove r se ve ra l wee ks or m onth s , b ut n ot m or e than 1 ye ar .

 

 

(e)(B) "Spe cial educat ion" INCLUD ES m e an s  spe cia lly des ign ed in s tru ct ion , at n o cos t t o th e p ar e nt s , t o m ee t th e un iq u e ed u cat iona l n eeds of th e spe cia l ed u cat ion s tu de nt an d t o de vel op th e ma ximum  p ot e nt ia l of th e spe cia l ed u cat ion s tu de nt .  All of th e followin g ar e in clu ded in th e de fin it ion of spe cia l ed u cat ion :

(i) Cla ss r oom in s tru ct ion .

(ii) I n s tru ct ion in p h ys ica l ed u cat ion .

(iii)  ) I n s tru ct iona l se r vices de fin ed in R 340 .1701 a (d ).

(f)"Spe cia l ed u cat ion a d vis or y comm itt ee " m e an s a comm itt ee a pp oint ed by th e s tat e boar d of  ed u cat ion t o a d vise th e s tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion on matt e r s r elat ed t o th e de live r y of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices .

(g) "Spe cia l ed u cat ion cla ss r oom " m e an s  a  cla ss r oom  that  is  un de r  th e  d ir ect ion  of an a pp r ove d  spe cia l  ed u cat ion  t e a ch e r  an d  in  w h ich  a  pe r s on  r e ceives  spe cia lly  des ign ed in s tru ct ion .  (h ) "Spe cia lize d tran sp ortat ion " m e an s tran sp ortat ion p r ovided in an a pp r ove d s ch ool ve h icle in a r egu lar se at , w h eel cha ir , or an a pp r ove d b a by se at . T h is spe cifica lly exclu des s tu de nt s w h o n eed am b u lan ce se r vice , a m edi ca l att e n d ant , or oth e r car e out s ide th e r esp on s ibili t y of th e s ch ools .

(I) ) "S u pe r int e n de nt " m e an s th e ch ie f exe cut ive office r of th e p u blic a ge n cy or h is or h e r des ign ee .

(j) "T ran s it ion se r vices " m e an s a coor d inat ed se t of a ct ivi t ie s for a s tu de nt w h ich is des ign ed with in  an  out com e-or ie nt ed  p r ocess  an d  w h ich  p r om ot es  m ove m e nt  fr om  s ch ool t o p os t - s ch ool   a ct ivi t ie s ,   in clu d in g   p os t se con d ar y   ed u cat ion ;   vocat iona l   tra in in g;   int egrat ed e m p loym e nt , in clu d in g  s u pp ort ed  e m p loym e nt ;  cont inu in g  an d  a d u lt  ed u cat ion ;  a d u lt se r vices ; in depe n de nt livi n g; or commun it y p art icip at ion . T h e coor d inat ed se t of a ct ivi t ie s  s ha ll be b a sed on th e

in d ivi d ua l s tu de nt 's n eeds , s ha ll tak e int o a ccount th e s tu de nt 's p r efe r e n ces an d int e r es t s , an d s ha ll in clu de n eeded a ct ivi t ie s in a ll of th e followin g ar e a s :

(i) I n s tru ct ion .

(ii)  C ommun it y expe r ie n ces .

(iii)  ) Devel op m e nt of e m p loym e nt an d oth e r p os t -s ch ool a d u lt livi n g ob je ct ive s .

(iv) I f a pp r op r iat e , a cq u is it ion of d a ily livi n g sk ill s an d fun ct iona l vocat iona l eva luat ion .

(k) ) “Vocat iona l ed u cat ion " m e an s vocat iona l ed u cat ion a s de fin ed in se ct ion 7 of Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §380 .7 of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws .

(l) "Vocat iona l  eva luat ion " m e an s  an  eva luat ion  con d u ct ed  be for e  vocat iona l  ed u cat ion , w h ich s ha ll in clu de , at  a  m in imum , an  a ssess m e nt  of th e s tu de nt 's pe r s ona l a d ju s tm e nt sk ill s ,  a p t itu des ,  int e r es t s ,  an d  a ch ieve m e nt s  an d  spe cia l  in format ion   r egar d in g  th e s tu de nt 's d is a blin g con d it ion .

(m)  ) "Work a ct ivi t y ce nt e r " m e an s a p r ogram  des ign ed exclu s ively t o p r ovide th e ra pe ut ic a ct ivi t ie s for pe r s on s w h o ar e d is a bled w h ose d is a bili t ie s ar e s o se ve r e that  th eir p r od u ct ive ca p a cit y is in con seq u e nt ia l. A w ork a ct ivi t y ce nt e r ma y be ope rat ed in con jun ct ion with a  s h elt e r ed work s h op lice n sed un de r  th e fa ir  la bor  s tan d ar ds a ct  of 1938 , a s am e n ded , 29 U .S .C. §201 e t seq .

 

 

(n )(C) "Youth placed in a juvenile detent ion facility" mean s an in d ivi d ua l A STUD EN T who is placed by  th e  court  in  a  detent ion  facility  for  juvenile  delinquent s  an d  who  is  not att ending a regular sch ool program due to court order.

 

R 340 .1702 "Ha nd icapp ed pe r son STUDEN T WITH A DISABILIT Y" de fined .

Rule 2. "Han d ica pped pe r s on STUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y" mean s a person wh o is un de r 26 ye ar s of a ge an d who is determ ined by an individua lized educat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee PROGR AM TEAM or a hear ing officer to HAVE 1 OR MORE OF THE IMPAIRMEN TS DEF IN ED IN PART 1 OF THE SE RULES that necessi tat es  spe cial educat ion or an cill ar y an d oth e r relat ed services, or both . De t e rm inat ion of an im p a irm e nt s ha ll n ot  be  b a sed  s olely on  be ha vior s  r elat in g t o e n vir onm e nta l, cu ltura l, or  e con om ic d iffer en ces . THE STUD EN T SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF AGE AS OF SEP TEMBER 1 OF THE SCHOOL YEAR OF EN ROLLM EN T, SHALL NOT HAVE COMPLETED A NORMAL COURSE OF STUD Y AND SHALL  NOT  HAVE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. A STUD EN T REACHING THE AGE OF 26 YEARS AFTER SEP TEMBER 1 IS EN TITL ED TO CONTINUE IN A SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N PROGR AM OR SERVICE UN TIL THE EN D OF THAT SCHOOL YEAR.

 

R 340 .1703  Dete r m i na tio n o f seve r e l y men tally  i mpa ir ed . RES CIND .

     R u l e 3 .(1) T he seve r e l y men tally  i mpa ir ed sha ll b e dete r m i ned t h r ough man i f es tatio n o f a ll o f t he f o ll o w i ng b ehav ioral  cha r acte ri stics :

(a) ) Devel op m e nt at a rat e a pp r oximat ely 4 1 /2 or m or e s tan d ar d de viat ion s bel ow th e m e an

a s de t e rm in ed thr ou gh int elle ctua l a ssess m e nt .

(b) ) L a ck of de vel op m e nt p r imar ily in th e cogn it ive d oma in . (c) I m p a irm e nt of a d a p t ive be ha vior .

(2) ) A de t e rm inat ion of im p a irm e nt s ha ll be b a sed u p on a com p r e h e n s ive eva luat ion by a mu lt id is cip linar y eva luat ion t e am w h ich s ha ll in clu de a ps ych ologis t .

(3) ) A de t e rm inat ion  of im p a irm e nt  s ha ll n ot  be  b a sed  s olely  on  be ha vior s  r elat in g   t o e n vir onm e nta l, cu ltura l, or e con om ic d iffe r e n ces .

 

R 340 .1704  Dete r m i na tio n o f trai na bl e men tally  i mpa ir ed .  RES CIND .

     R u l e 4 .(1) T he trai na bl e men tally  i mpa ir ed sha ll b e dete r m i ned t h r ough man i f es tatio n o f a ll o f t he f o ll o w i ng b ehav ioral  cha r acte ri stics :

(a) ) Devel op m e nt at a rat e a pp r oximat ely 3 t o 4 1 /2 s tan d ar d de viat ion s bel ow th e m e an s a s

de t e rm in ed thr ou gh int elle ctua l a ssess m e nt .

(b) ) L a ck of de vel op m e nt p r imar ily in th e cogn it ive d oma in . (c) I m p a irm e nt of a d a p t ive be ha vior .

(2) ) A de t e rm inat ion of im p a irm e nt s ha ll be b a sed u p on a com p r e h e n s ive eva luat ion by a mu lt id is cip linar y eva luat ion t e am w h ich s ha ll in clu de a ps ych ologis t .

(3) )  A  de t e rm inat ion  of  im p a irm e nt  s ha ll  n ot  be  b a sed  s olely  on  be ha vior s  r elat in g  t o e n vir onm e nta l, cu ltura l, or e con om ic d iffe r e n ces .

 

 

R   340 .1705   Dete r m i na tio n   o f    educa bl e    men tally    i mpa ir ed    COGNITIVE IMP AIRMEN T  DEF INED ; DE TER MINATIO N.

Rule 5. (1)  T h e  ed u ca ble  m e nta lly im p a ir ed  COGNI TIVE  IMPAIRMEN T  sha ll  be determ ined thr ough th e man ifestat ion of all of th e followin g beha viora l chara cteristics:

(a)    Devel opment at a rat e AT OR BELOW approximat ely 2 t o 3 stan dar d deviat ions below th e mean as determ ined thr ough int ellectua l assess ment .

(b)    Scor es approximat ely with in th e lowes t 6 percent iles on a stan dar dized test in reading an d ar ithm etic. This requirement s ha ll WILL not apply if th e ch ild STUD EN T is not OF AN age or gra de OR MEN TAL AGE appropriat e for forma l or stan dar dized t es t in g ACHIEVEMEN T TESTS .

(c)   Lack of development primar ily in th e cogn itive doma in.

(d)  Impairm ent of adaptive beha vior.

(2)  A determ inat ion of impairm ent sha ll be based upon a comprehensive evaluat ion by a mu lt idisciplinar y evaluat ion team , which sha ll include a psychologist.

(3) ) A de t e rm inat ion  of im p a irm e nt  s ha ll n ot  be b a sed s olely on  be ha vior s that  r elat e t o e n vir onm e nta l, cu ltura l, or e con om ic d iffe r e n ces .

 

R 340 .1706 Dete r m i na tio n o f emo tio na ll y i mpa ir ed EMOTIO NAL IMP AIRMEN T DEF INED ; DE TER MINATIO N.

Ru le 6.  (1)  T h e  e m ot iona lly  im p a ir ed  EMOTIO NAL  IMPAIRMEN T  sha ll  be determ ined thr ough man ifestat ion of beha viora l  problems  primar ily  in  th e  a ffect ive doma in, over an extended period of t ime, which adversely a ffect th e pe r s on 's STUD EN T'S educat ion to th e extent that th e pe r s on STUD EN T cann ot  pr ofit  from  r egu lar  learn ing expe riences with out special educat ion support . The problems result in beha viors man ifested by 1 or more of th e followin g chara cteristics:

(a)    Ina bility to build or ma inta in sat isfactory int erpersona l relat ionships with in th e sch ool environm ent .

(b)   Ina ppropriat e types of beha vior or feelings un der norma l circum stan ces.

(c) Genera l pervasive m ood of unha ppiness or dep ressi on.

(d)  Tendency to develop physical symptoms or fear s ass ociat ed with persona l or sch ool problems.

(2)    T h e t e rm "e m ot iona lly im p a ir ed " "STUD EN TS WITH EMOTIO NAL  IMPAIRMEN T" also  includes  pe r s on s  STUD EN TS  who,  in  addition   to   th e   a b ove   chara cteristics SPE CIFIED IN SUBRUL E (1) OF THIS RULE, exhibit ma ladaptive beha viors relat ed to schizophr enia or  similar  disorders.  T h e  t e rm  "e m ot iona lly  im p a ir ed "  d oes  n ot  in clu de pe r s on s  w h o  ar e  s ocia lly  ma la d ju s t ed ,  un le ss  it  is  de t e rm in ed  that   s u ch  pe r s on s  ar e e m ot iona lly im p a ir ed .

(3)     T h e e m ot iona lly im p a ir ed “STUD EN TS WITH EMOTIO NAL IMPAIRMEN T” s ha ll DOES not include pe r s on s  STUD EN TS  whose  beha viors  ar e  primar ily  th e  result  of int ellectua l, sensory, or health factors.

(4)     WHEN EVALUATING A STUD EN T SUS PE CTED OF HAVING AN EMOTIO NAL IMPAIRM EN T, THE MULTIDISCI PLINARY EVALUATIO N TEAM REP ORT SHALL INCLUD E DOCUMEN TATIO N OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWI NG:

 

 

(A)    THE STUD EN T'S PE RFORMANCE IN THE EDUCATIO NAL SETTI NG AND IN OTHE R SETTI NGS, SUC H AS ADAPTIVE BEH AVIOR WITHIN  THE  BROADER COMM UNI TY.

(B)        THE SYSTEMATIC OBS ERVATIO N OF THE BEH AVIORS OF PRIM ARY CONCERN WHICH INT ERFE RE WITH EDUCATIO NAL AND SOCI AL NEE DS.

(C)   THE INT ERVEN TIO N STRATEGIES USE D TO IMPROVE THE BEH AVIORS , AND THE LEN GTH OF TIM E THE STRATEGIES WERE UTILI ZED.

(D)   RELEVANT MEDIC AL IN FORMATIO N, IF ANY.

(4)(5) A determ inat ion of impairm ent sha ll be based on data provided by a mu lt idisciplinar y EVALUATIO N team , which sha ll include a comprehensive evaluat ion by both of th e following:

(a)   A psychologist or psychiatr ist .

(b)   A sch ool socia l work er.

(5) )  A  de t e rm inat ion  of  im p a irm e nt  s ha ll  n ot  be  b a sed  s olely  on  be ha vior s  r elat in g  t o e n vir onm e nta l, cu ltura l, or e con om ic d iffe r e n ces .

 

R   340 .1707   Dete r m i na tio n   o f   hea ri ng   i mpa ir ed   HE ARING    IMP AIRMEN T DEF INED ; DE TER MINATIO N.

Rule 7. (1)  The term "hear ing im p a ir ed IMPAIRMEN T" is a generic t erm which includes both STUD EN TS WHO ARE deaf pe r s on s an d th ose who ar e har d of hear ing an d w h ich refers to stu dent s with an y type or degree of hear ing loss that int erferes with development or adversely a ffect s educat iona l per forman ce in a r egu lar cla ss r oom se tt in g. The  term  "dea f"  refers  to  th ose  h e ar in g  im p a ir ed  stu dent s  WITH  HE ARING IMPAIRM EN T w h ose WHE RE THE hear ing loss is so severe that th e au ditory chann el is not th e primar y mean s of developing spee ch  an d  lan gua ge  sk ills.  The  term  "har d  of hear ing" refers to th ose h e ar in g im p a ir ed stu dent s WITH HE ARING IMPAIRMEN T with WHO HAVE perman ent or fluctuat ing hear ing loss which is less severe than th e hear ing loss of de a f pe r s on s STUD EN TS WHO ARE DEAF an d which genera lly perm it s th e use of th e au ditory chann el as th e primar y mean s of developing spee ch an d lan gua ge sk ills.

(2)  A determ inat ion of impairm ent sha ll be based upon a comprehensive evaluat ion by a mu lt idisciplinar y   evaluat ion   team ,   which   sha ll   include   an   au diologist   an d    an otolar yngologist or otologist.

(3) )  A  de t e rm inat ion  of  im p a irm e nt  s ha ll  n ot  be  b a sed  s olely  on  be ha vior s  r elat in g  t o e n vir onm e nta l, cu ltura l, or e con om ic d iffe r e n ces

 

R     340 .1708      Dete r m i na tio n     o f     visua ll y     i mpa ir ed       VISU AL    IMP AIRMEN T DEF INED ; DE TER MINATIO N.

Rule 8. (1) T h e vis ua lly im p a ir ed VISU AL IMPAIRMEN T sha ll be determ ined thr ough th e man ifestat ion of both of th e followin g:

(a)     A visua l  impairm ent  which  int erferes  with  development  or  which  adversely  a ffect s educat iona l per forman ce.

(b)   One or more of th e followin g:

(i)   A centra l visua l acuity for near or far point vision of 20/70 or less in th e bett er eye after rout ine refra ctive corr ection.

(ii)   A periphera l field of vision restr icted to not more than  20 degrees .

 

 

(iii)    diagnosed progressively deteriorat ing eye condition.

(2)    A determ inat ion of impairm ent  sha ll be based  upon a comprehensive evaluat ion by a mu lt idisciplinar y evaluat ion team , which sha ll include an ophtha lmologist or optometr ist .  (3 )  A  de t e rm inat ion  of  im p a irm e nt  s ha ll  n ot  be  b a sed  s olely  on  be ha vior s  r elat in g  t o e n vir onm e nta l, cu ltura l, or e con om ic d iffe r e n ces .

(3)  IF A STUD EN T IS TOO YOUN G TO BE TESTED ACCURATELY FOR ACUI TY, THEN FUN CTIO NAL VISU AL ASSESSM EN TS  CONDUCTED  BY  A  TEACHE R CERTI FIED IN VISU AL IMPAIRMEN T MAY BE USE D IN ADDITIO N TO  THE MEDIC AL EVALUATIO N FOR DETERMI NATIO N OF IMPAIRM EN T.

(4)     FOR STUD EN TS WITH VISU AL IMPAIRMEN T WHO HAVE A VISU AL ACUI TY OF 20 /200 OR LESS AFTER ROUTINE REF RACTI VE CORR ECTIO N, OR WHO HAVE A PE RIPHE RAL FIELD OF VISION RESTRICT ED TO  NOT  MOR E  THAN  20 DEGREE S, AN EVALUATIO N BY AN ORI EN TATIO N AND MOBILIT Y SPE CIALIST SHALL BE CONDUCTED.  THE ORI EN TATIO N AND MOBILIT Y

SPE CIALIST SHALL ALSO INCLUD E IN THE REP ORT A SET OF RECOMM EN DED PROCEDURES TO BE USE D BY A MOBILIT Y SPE CIALIST OR A  TEACHE R  OF STUD EN TS WITH VISU AL IMPAIRMEN T IN CONDUCTI NG ORI EN TATIO N AND MOBILIT Y TRAINING ACTI VITI ES.

 

R   340 .1709   Dete r m i na tio n   o f   physica ll y    and    othe r w is e    hea lt h    i mpa ir ed . "P HYSICAL IMP AIRMEN T" DEF INED ; DE TER MINATIO N.

Rule 9. (1) T h e p h ys ica lly an d oth e r wise h e a lth im p a ir ed s ha ll be de t e rm in ed thr ou gh th e man ifes tat ion  of  a  p h ys ica l  or  oth e r  h e a lth  im p a irm e nt  w h ich  a d ve r se ly  a ffe ct s ed u cat iona l pe r forman ce an d w h ich  ma y r eq u ir e p h ys ica l a d a p tat ion s with in  th e s ch ool e n vir onm e nt . "PH YSIC AL IMPAIRMEN T" MEANS SEVERE ORTHOPE DIC IMPAIRMEN T   THAT   ADVERSELY   AFFE CTS   A   STUD EN T'S    EDUCATIO NAL PE RF ORM ANCE .

(2)    De t e rm inat ion of im p a irm e nt s ha ll be b a sed u p on  a  com p r e h e n s ive eva luat ion  by a mu lt id is cip linar y  eva luat ion  t e am ,  w h ich  s ha ll  in clu de  1  of  th e  followin g:  A DETERMI NATIO N OF DIS ABILIT Y SHALL BE BASED UP ON A COMPREHEN SIVE EVALUATIO N BY A MULTIDISCI PLINARY EVALUATIO N TEAM, WHICH SHALL INCLUD E ASSESSM EN T DATA FROM 1 OF THE FOLLOWI NG PE RSO NS:

(a)   An orth oped ic sur geon.

(b)   An int ern ist .

(c)  A neur ologist.

(d)  A ped iatr ician .

(e)    A FAMIL Y PH YSICI AN OR ANY An y oth er approved physician as defined in Act N o. 368 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1978 , a s am e n ded , bei n g § 1978 PA 368 , MCL 333 .1101 et seq. of th e Michigan Compiled Laws.

(3) )  A  de t e rm inat ion  of  im p a irm e nt  s ha ll  n ot  be  b a sed  s olely  on  be ha vior s  r elat in g  t o e n vir onm e nta l, cu ltura l, or e con om ic d iffe r e n ces .

 

 

 

 

R 340 .1709 A "OTHER HE ALTH IMP AIRMEN T" DEF INED ; DE TER MINATIO N.

Ru le 9A. (1) “OTHE R HE ALTH  IMPAIRMEN T”  MEANS  HAVING  LIMIT ED STREN GTH, VITALIT Y, OR ALERTNESS , INCLUDING  A  HE IGHTENE D ALERTNESS TO EN VIRONM EN TAL STIMULI , WHICH RESULTS IN LIMIT ED ALERTNESS WITH RESPE CT TO THE EDUCATIO NAL EN VIRONM EN T AND TO WHICH BOTH OF THE FOLLOWI NG PROVISIONS  APP LY:

(a)     IS DUE  TO CHRONIC OR ACUTE HE ALTH PROBL EMS SUC H AS ANY OF THE FOLLOWI NG:

(i)   ASTHMA.

(ii)    ATTEN TIO N DEF ICIT DISORD ER.

(iii)     ATTEN TIO N DEF ICIT HYPE RACTI VITY DISORD ER.

(iv)   DIABETES.

(v)   EP ILEP SY.

(vi)    A HE ART CONDITIO N.

(vii)    HE MOPH ILI A.

(viii)    LEAD POISO NIN G.

(ix)   LEU KEMIA.

(x)   NEPH RITIS .

(xi)   RHEU MATIC FE VE R.

(xii)    SICKL E CELL ANE MIA.

(b)       THE   IMPAIRMEN T   ADVERSELY   AFFE CTS  A  STUD EN T’S   EDUCATIO NAL PE RF ORM ANCE .

(2)   A   DETERMI NATIO N   OF    DIS ABILIT Y    SHALL    BE    BASED    UP ON    A COM PREHEN SIVE EVALUATIO N BY A MULTIDISCI PLINARY  EVALUATIO N TEAM WHICH SHALL INCLUD E 1 OF THE FOLLOWI NG PE RSO NS:

(A)  AN ORTHOPE DIC SURG EON.

(B)   AN INT E RNIS T.

(C)   A NEU ROLOGIST .

(D)  A PE DIATRICI AN.

(E)   A FAMIL Y PH YSICI AN OR ANY OTHE R APP ROVED PH YSICI AN AS DEF IN ED IN 1978 PA 368 , MCL.

 

R  340 .1710   Dete r m i na tio n  o f  “speech    and   language    i mpa ir ed  IMP AIRMEN T" DEF INED ; DE TER MINATIO N.

Ru le  10 .  (1)  A   "SPEE CH   AND   LANGUAGE   IMPAIRMEN T"   MEANS   A COMM UNI CATIO N  DISORD ER  THAT  ADVERSELY   AFFE CTS   EDUCATIO NAL PE RFORMANCE, SUC H AS A LANGUAGE IMPAIRMEN T, ARTIC ULATIO N IMPAIRM EN T, FLUEN CY IMPAIRM EN T, OR VOIC E IMPAIRM EN T.

(1)   (2) T h e spee ch an d lan gua ge im p a ir ed A COMM UNI CATIO N DISORD ER sha ll be determ ined thr ough th e man ifestat ion of 1 or more of  th e  followin g  commun icat ion SPEE CH AND LANGUAGE impairm ent s that  adversely a ffect s educat iona l per forman ce.:

 

 

(a)       ) A  LANGUAGE  IMPAIRMEN T  WHICH  INT ERFE RES  WITH  THE  STUD EN T'S ABILIT Y TO UN DERST AND AND  USE  LANGUAGE  EFFE CTI VELY  AND  WHICH INCLUD ES 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWI NG AREAS:

(i)   PH ONOLOGY.

(ii)   MORPH OLOG Y.

(iii)    SYNTAX.

(iv)   SEMANTICS .

(v)   PRAGMATICS , AS EVIDEN CED BY BOTH OF THE FOLLOWI NG:

(A)      A SPONTANE OUS LANGUAGE SAMPLE DEMONS TRATING IN ADEQUATE LANGUAGE FUN CTIO NIN G.

(B)       TEST RESULTS ON NOT LESS THAN 2 STANDARDI ZED ASSESSM EN T INSTRUM EN TS   OR   2   SUBT ESTS   DESIGN ED   TO   DETERMI NE   LANGUAGE FUN CTIO NIN G WHICH INDIC ATE IN APP ROPRIATE LANGUAGE FUN CTIO NIN G FOR THE STUD EN T'S AGE.

(a )(b) Art iculat ion impairm ent , including omissions, substitut ions, or distort ions of soun d, persisting beyond th e age at which maturat ion alone might be  expe cted  to corr ect  th e deviat ion.

(b) ) Voice im p a irm e nt , in clu d in g ina pp r op r iat e p it ch , lou d n ess , or voice q ua lit y.

(c)   Fluency impairm ent , including an abnorma l rat e of spe ak ing, spee ch int erru ptions, an d repe t it ion of  soun ds,  words,  phra ses,  or  sent ences,  that  int erferes  with  effect ive commun icat ion.

(d) ) O n e or  m or e of th e followin g lan gua ge im p a irm e nt s  a s  evide n ced  by a  sp ontan e ou s lan gua ge s am p le that  de m on s trat es ina deq uat e lan gua ge fun ct ion in g an d t es t r es u lt s , on n ot le ss than  2 s tan d ar d ize d a ssess m e nt in s trum e nt s or 2 s u b t es t s des ign ed t o de t e rm in e lan gua ge fun ct ion in g that in d icat e ina pp r op r iat e lan gua ge fun ct ion in g for th e ch ild 's a ge : (i) p h on ologica l.

(ii) m or p h ologica l. (iii ) s ynta ct ic.

(iv) se mant ic.

(v) p ra gmat ic u se of aura l/ora l lan gua ge.

(d) VOIC E IMPAIRMEN T, INCLUDING IN APP ROPRIATE PITCH, LOUDNESS , OR VOIC E QUALIT Y.

(2)(3) An y s tu de nt  w h o is  eligible  for  spe cia l ed u cat ion  p r ogram s  an d  se r vices  an d  w h o r eq u ir es  A  STUD EN T  WHO  HAS  A  COMM UNI CATIO N  DISORD ER,  BUT  WHOSE

PRIM ARY DIS ABILIT Y IS OTHE R THAN spee ch an d lan gua ge, se r vices s ha ll MAY be eligible  for  spee ch  an d  lan gua ge  services   p ur s uant   t o  th e  p r ovis ion   of  UN DER   R 340 .1745 (a).

(3)(4) A determ inat ion of impairm ent sha ll be based upon a com prehensive evaluat ion by a mu lt idisciplinar y EVALUATIO N team , which sha ll include a teacher OF STUD EN TS WITH  SPEE CH  AND  LANGUAGE  IMPAIRMEN T  OR  A SPEE CH  AND  LANGUAGE

PATHOLOGIST  QUALIFIED UN DER R 340 .1792 . of th e spee ch an d lan gua ge im p a ir ed .  (4 ) A de t e rm inat ion  of im p a irm e nt  s ha ll n ot  be b a sed s olely on  be ha vior s that  r elat e t o e n vir onm e nta l, cu ltura l, or e con om ic d iffe r e n ces .

 

 

R     340 .1711     "P r ep ri ma r y     i mpa ir ed "     de f i ned .;      "EARLY      CHILDH OOD DE VELOP MEN TAL DE LAY" DEF INED ; DE TER MINATIO N.

Ru le 11 . (1) "Pr ep r imar y im p a ir ed " “EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMEN TAL DELAY” mean s a child thr ough 5 7 year s of age whose primar y im p a irm e nt DELAY cann ot be differ ent iat ed thr ough existing criteria with in R 340 .1703 R 340 .1705 to R 340 .1710 or R 340 .1713 to R 340 .1715 R 340 .1717 an d who man ifests  an im p a irm e nt A DE LAY in 1 or m or e ar e a s of de vel op m e nt equa l to or great er than 1/2 1/4 of th e expe cted development , for chr on ologica l  a ge,  a s  m e a s ur ed  by  m or e  than  1  de vel op m e nta l  s ca le  w h ich  cann ot  be r es olve d by m edi ca l or nutr it iona l int e r ve nt ion IN 2 OR MORE AREAS  OF DEVELOPMEN T, INCLUDING : COGNI TIVE DEVELOPMEN T, PH YSIC AL DEVELOPMEN T, COMM UNI CATIO N DEVELOPMEN T, SOCI AL OR EMOTIO NAL DEVELOPMEN T, OR ADAPTIVE DEVELOPMEN T, AS MEASUR ED BY MORE THAN

1 DEVELOPMEN TAL SCALE IN EACH AREA OF DELAY. This definition s ha ll DOES not preclude ident ificat ion of a  child  thr ough  existing  criteria  with in  R  340 .1703  R 340 .1705 to R 340 .1710 or R 340 .1713 to R 340 .1715 R 340 .1717 .

(2)    A determ inat ion of im p a irm e nt EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMEN TAL  DELAY sha ll be based upon a comprehensive evaluat ion by a mu lt idisciplinar y evaluat ion team .

(3) )  A  de t e rm inat ion  of  im p a irm e nt  s ha ll  n ot  be  b a sed  s olely  on  be ha vior s  r elat in g  t o e n vir onm e nta l, cu ltura l, or e con om ic d iffe r e n ces .

 

R 340 .1713 "Speci fic lea rn ing disabi lit y" de fined ; dete rm ina tio n.

Rule 13 . (1) "Specific learn ing disability" mean s a disorder in 1 or more of th e basic psychological processes involved in un derstan ding or in using lan gua ge, spoken or writt en, w h ich THAT ma y man ifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, th ink , spe ak , read, write, spe ll, or to do math emat ical calculat ions. The term includes such con ditions as perceptua l han dicaps, bra in injur y, minima l bra in d is fun ct ion DYSFUN CTIO N, dyslexia, an d developmenta l apha sia. The term does  not  include children  who ha ve learn ing problems w h ich THAT ar e primar ily th e result of visua l, hear ing, or motor  han dicaps, of menta l retar dat ion, of emotiona l distur ban ce, of aut ism, or of environm enta l, cultura l, or econ omic disadvanta ge.

(2) The individua lized educat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee PROGR AM TEAM ma y determ ine that a child ha s a spe cific learn ing disability if th e child does not achieve comm ensurat e with his or her age an d ability level s in 1 or more of th e ar eas listed in th is subru le, when provided with learn ing expe riences appropriat e for th e child's age an d ability level s, an d if th e mu lt idisciplinar y evaluat ion team finds that a child ha s a severe discrepan cy between achieve ment an d int ellectua l ability in 1 or more of th e followin g ar eas:

(a)   Ora l expressi on.

(b)   Listening comprehension.

(c)   Writt en expressi on.

(d)  Basic reading sk ill.

(e)   Reading comprehension.

(f)  Math emat ics calculat ion.

(g)   Math emat ics reasoning.

 

 

(3)      The individua lized educat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee PROGR AM TEAM sha ll  not ident ify a child as ha ving a spe cific learn ing disability if th e severe discrepan cy between ability an d achieve ment is primar ily th e result of an y of th e followin g:

(a)   A visua l, hear ing, or motor han dicap.

(b)   Menta l retar dat ion.

(c)  Em otiona l distur ban ce.

(d)  Aut ism.

(e)   En vironm enta l, cultura l, or econ omic disadvanta ge.

(4)     A determ inat ion of im p a irm e nt LEARNIN G DIS ABILIT Y sha ll be based upon a comprehensive evaluat ion by a mu lt idisciplinar y evaluat ion team , which sha ll include at least both of th e followin g:

(a)     The child's regular teacher or, if th e child does not ha ve a regular teacher, a regular classr oom teacher qua lified to teach a child of his or her age or, for a child of less than sch ool age, an individua l qua lified by th e stat e educat iona l agency to teach a child of his or her age.

(b)    At least 1 person qua lified to con duct individua l diagnostic exam inat ions of children, such as a sch ool psychologist, a  t e a ch e r  of spee ch  an d lan gua ge im p a ir ed ,  or  a  teacher con s u ltant .

 

R 340 .1714 Dete r m i na tio n o f seve r e l y mu lti p l y  i mpa ir ed  SE VERE  MULTIP LE IMP AIRMEN T DEF INED ; DE TER MINATIO N.

Rule 14 . (1) Stu dent s with  severe mu lt iple impairm ent s sha ll be determ ined thr ough th e man ifestat ion of eith er of th e followin g:

(a) Devel opment at a rat e of 2 to 3 stan dar d deviat ions below th e mean an d 2 or more of th e followin g con ditions:

(i)   A hear ing impairm ent so severe that th e au ditory chann el is not th e primar y mean s of developing spee ch an d lan gua ge sk ills.

(ii)      A visua l impairm ent so severe that th e visua l chann el is  not  su fficient  to  guide indepe ndent mobility.

(iii)     A physical impairm ent so severe that activities of daily  living  cann ot  be  achieve d with out assistan ce.

(iv)   A health impairm ent so severe that  th e stu dent is medically at r isk .

(b) Development at a rat e of 3 or more stan dar d deviat ions below th e mean or stu dent s for whom evaluat ion instrum ent s do not provide a valid measur e of cogn itive ability an d 1 or more of th e followin g con ditions:

(i)   A hear ing impairm ent so severe that th e au ditory chann el is not th e primar y mean s of developing spee ch an d lan gua ge sk ills.

(ii)      A visua l impairm ent so severe that th e visua l chann el is  not  su fficient  to  guide indepe ndent mobility.

(iii)     A physical impairm ent so severe that activities of daily  living  cann ot  be  achieve d with out assistan ce.

(iv)   A health impairm ent so severe that  th e stu dent is medically at r isk .

(2)  A determ inat ion of impairm ent sha ll be based upon a comprehensive evaluat ion by a mu lt idisciplinar y evaluat ion team , which sha ll include a psychologist an d, depe nding upon

 

 

th e han d ica ps  DIS ABILITI ES  in  th e  physical  doma in, th e  mu lt idisciplinar y evaluat ion team part icipant s required in R 340 .1707 , R 340 .1708 , or R 340 .1709 , OR R 340 .1709 A.

(3) )  A  de t e rm inat ion  of  im p a irm e nt  s ha ll  n ot  be  b a sed  s olely  on  be ha vior s  r elat in g  t o e n vir onm e nta l, cu ltura l, or e con om ic d iffe r e n ces .

 

R 340 .1715 "Autis m" de fined ; dete rm ina tio n.

Ru le 15 . (1) "Aut ism" mean s a lifelong developmenta l disability w h ich THAT is typically man ifested  befor e  30  m onth s  3  YEARS  of  age.    "Aut is m " is  chara ct e r ize d  by d is tur b an ces in th e rat es an d seq u e n ces of cogn it ive, a ffe ct ive, ps ych om ot or , lan gua ge, an d spee ch de vel op m e nt .

(2)       "AUTISM " IS CHARACTERIZED BY DIST URBANCES IN THE RATES AND SEQUEN CES OF COGNITIVE, AFFE CTI VE, PSYCHOMOTOR , LANGUAGE, AND SPEE CH DEVELOPMEN T, AND UNE VEN DEVELOPMEN T IN THE COGNI TIVE, AFFE CTI VE, COMM UNI CATIO N, OR PH YSIC AL/MOTOR DOMAINS WITH SOME AREAS BEING HIGHE R AND OTHE RS BEING LOWER THAN EXPE CTED FOR THE GENE RAL DEVE LOP MEN TAL LEVE L.

(2)(3) The man ifestat ion of th e chara cteristics specified in subru leS (1) AND (2) of th is ru le an d all of th e followin g chara cteristics sha ll determ ine if a pe r s on is aut is t ic STUD EN T HAS AUTISM :

(a)   Distur ban ce in th e capacity to relat e appropriat ely to people, event s, an d objects.

(b)   Abse nce, disorder, or delay of lan gua ge, spee ch, or mean ingful commun icat ion.

(c)   Unusua l, or in con sistent resp onse to sensory stimu li in 1 or more of th e followin g:

(i)   Sight .

(ii)    Hear ing.

(iii)    Touch.

(iv)    Pa in .

(v)   Balan ce.

(vi)   Smell.

(vii)    Taste.

(viii)     The way a ch ild STUD EN T holds his or her body.

(d)   Insistence on sam eness  as shown by stereotyped  play patt ern s, repe t itive movement s, abnorma l preoccu pat ion, or resis tan ce to chan ge.

(3) ) T o be eligible un de r th is ru le, th e r e s ha ll be an a bse n ce of th e chara ct e r is t ics a ss ociat ed with s ch izop hr e n ia ,  s u ch  a s  de lu s ion s ,  ha llu cinat ion s ,  loose n in g  of  a ss ociat ion s ,  an d in coh e r e n ce .

(4)    A determ inat ion of impairm ent sha ll be based upon a comprehensive evaluat ion by a mu lt idisciplinar y evaluat ion team . The team sha ll include, at a minimum , a psychologist or psychiatr ist , a teacher of STUD EN TS WITH  spee ch  an d  lan gua ge  im p a ir ed IMPAIRMEN T, an d a social work er.

(5) ) A de t e rm inat ion  of im p a irm e nt  s ha ll n ot  be  b a sed  s olely  on ,  be ha vior s  r elat in g  t o e n vir onm e nta l, cu ltura l, or e con om ic d iffe r e n ces .

 

 

 

 

R 340 .1716 . “TRAUMATIC BR AIN INJ UR Y” DEF INED .

RU LE 16 . (1) “TRAUMATIC BRAIN IN J URY” MEANS AN ACQUI RED IN J URY TO THE BRAIN WHICH IS CAUSE D BY AN EXTERNAL PH YSIC AL FORC E AND WHICH RESULTS IN TOTAL OR PARTI AL FUN CTIO NAL DIS ABILIT Y OR PSYCHOSOCI AL IMPAIRMEN T, OR BOTH,  THAT  ADVERSELY  AFFE CTS  A  STUD EN T’S EDUCATIO NAL PE RFORMANCE. THE  TERM  APP LIES  TO  OPEN  OR  CLOS ED HE AD IN J URIES RESULTING IN IMPAIRMEN TS IN 1  OR  MORE  OF  THE FOLLOWI NG AREAS,

(a)   COGNITIO N.

(b)   LANGUAGE.

(c)  MEMORY.

(d)   ATTEN TIO N.

(e)   REASONING .

(f)  BEH AVIOR .

(g)   PH YSIC AL FUN CTIO NS.

(h)   IN FORMATIO N PROCESSING .

(i)   SPEE CH.

(2)    THE  TERM DOES NOT APP LY TO BRAIN  IN J URIES THAT ARE  CONGEN ITAL OR DEGENE RATIVE OR TO BRAIN IN J URIES INDUC ED BY BIRT H TRAUMA.

(3)          A   DETERMI NATIO N   OF   DIS ABILIT Y    SHALL    BE    BASED    UP ON    A COM PREHEN SIVE EVALUATIO N BY A MULTIDISCI PLINARY EVALUATIO N TEAM, WHICH SHALL INCLUD E ASSESSM EN T FROM A FAMIL Y PH YSICI AN OR ANY OTHE R APP ROVED PH YSICI AN AS DEF IN ED 1978 PA 368 , MCL 333 .1101 ET SEQ.

 

R 340 .1717 "DE AF-BLINDNESS " DEF INED ; DE TER MINATIO N.

RU LE 17 . (1) "DEAF-BLI NDNESS " MEANS  CONCOMIT ANT  HE ARING  AND VISU AL IMPAIRMEN TS SO SEVERE THAT BOTH OF THE FOLLOWI NG PROVISIONS APP LY:

(A)    THE  AUDITOR Y CHANNE L IS  NOT  THE  PRIM ARY MEANS  OF  DEVELOPING SPEE CH AND LANGUAGE SKILLS .

(B)      THE   VISU AL  CHANNE L  IS   NOT   SU FF ICI EN T  TO   GUI DE   IND EPEN DEN T MOBILIT Y OR ACCESS VISU AL IN FORMATIO N, OR BOTH.

(2)         THE    COMBI NATIO N    OF     THE SE   IMPAIRMEN TS     REQUI RES   SU PP ORT SERVICES FOR BOTH SEN SORY MODES.

(3)            THE     IMPAIRMEN T     MUS T      ADVERSELY     AFFE CT     THE     STUD EN T’S EDUCATIO NAL PE RFORMANCE.

(4)      A DETERMI NATIO N OF THE DIS ABILIT Y SHALL BE BASED UP ON DATA PROVIDED BY A MULTIDISCI PLINARY EVALUATIO N TEAM WHICH SHALL INCLUD E ASSESSM EN T DATA FROM THE FOLLOWI NG:

(A)  AN AUDIOLOGIST  AND OTOL ARYNGOLOGIST , OR OTOLOGIST .

(B)   AN OPH THALMOLOGIST  OR OPTOMETRIST .

 

 

(C)     AT LEAST 1 OTHE R SPE CIALIST TRAIN ED TO EVALUATE THE STUD EN T'S CURREN T LEVEL OF MOTOR FUN CTIO NIN G, ABILIT Y LEVEL, OR PRE- ACADEMIC SKILLS OR ACADEMIC SKILLS , OR ALL OF THE SE.

 

P ART 2. EVALUATIO N, ELIGI BILIT Y, STUDEN T ASS IGNMEN T, AND DUE P ROCESS  P ROCEDURES

 

R 340 .1721     P aren tal  consent   for in itial  eva lua tio n ; contents   of no tic e ; re fusa l to consent   or respond .

Rule 21 . (1) With in 10 calendar days of receipt of a referra l of a pe r s on STUD EN T suspected of bei n g han d ica pped HAVING A DIS ABILIT Y, an d p r ior t o BEF ORE  an y forma l evaluat ion des igned to determ ine eligibili ty for spe cial educat ion program s an d services, th e public  agency  sha ll  notify  th e  par ent  p ur s uant  t o  R  340 .1723 a  an d  R 340 .1723b an d sha ll request writt en con sent to evaluat e.  This writt en notice sha ll conta in a ll of th e followin g:

(a) ) T h e r e a s on or r e a s on s an eva luat ion is s ou ght an d th e natur e of th e eva luat ion .

(b) ) A fu ll expl anat ion of a ll th e p r oced ura l s a feguar ds a va ila ble t o th e p ar e nt un de r p art 2 of th ese ru le s .

(c)  A des cription of th e types of spe cial educat ion program s an d services curr ent ly available with in th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict .

(d)) A lis t of or gan izat ion s , in clu d in g th eir a dd r esses an d t elep h on e num be r s , a va ila ble t o h elp p ar e nt s of han d ica pped pe r s on s un de r s tan d th e spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ocess .

(e) A s tat e m e nt of th e p ar e nt 's r ight t o in spe ct an d r eview a ll ed u cat ion r ecor ds with r espe ct t o th e ide nt ificat ion , eva luat ion , p r ogram , ed u cat iona l p la ce m e nt , an d th e p r ovis ion  of a fr ee a pp r op r iat e p u blic ed u cat ion  t o th e s u spe ct ed han d ica pped  s tu de nt  p ur s uant  t o th e p r ovis ion s of R 340 .1861 t o R 340 .1866 .

(f)A s tat e m e nt of th e p ar e nt 's r ight t o be a ccom p an ie d t o th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee m ee t in g by an y pe r s on or pe r s on s th e p ar e nt des ir es .

(g) A s tat e m e nt of th e  p ar e nt 's  r ight  t o ob ta in  an  in depe n de nt  eva luat ion  if h e  or  s h e d is a gr ees with th e eva luat ion con d u ct ed by th e p u blic a ge n cy.

(h) ) A s tat e m e nt  of  th e  opp ortun it y  for  th e  p ar e nt  t o  p r ovide  th e  mu lt id is cip linar y eva luat ion t e am with in format ion  a b out  th e  s u spe ct ed  han d ica pped  pe r s on  an d  th e opp ortun it y t o p r ese nt in format ion at th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee m ee t in g.

(2 ) I f th e p ar e nt r e fu ses con se nt t o eva luat e or d oes n ot r esp on d with in 7 ca le n d ar d a ys , th e n th e p u blic a ge n cy ha s th e r ight t o r eq u es t a  h e ar in g in  th is matt e r  p ur s uant  t o R 340 .1723 a (3 ).

 

R 340 .l721 a       Eval ua tio n procedu re .

Ru le 21 a. (1) Ea ch stu dent suspected of bei n g han d ica pped HAVING A DIS ABILIT Y sha ll be evaluat ed by a mu lt idisciplinar y evaluat ion team as defined in R 340 .1701 a(e)(A). Me m be r s  of  th e  t e am  ma y  in clu de  oth e r  q ua lifie d  pe r s onn el  in  ar e a s  r elat ed  t o  th e s u spe ct ed d is a bili t y, in clu d in g, w h e r e a pp r op r iat e , th e followin g:   h e a lth , vis ion , h e ar in g, s ocia l an d  e m ot iona l s tatu s , ge n e ra l int ellige n ce , a ca de m ic pe r forman ce , commun icat ive s tatu s , an d m ot or a bili t y.  IF AN INITI AL EVALUATIO N REVIEW IS CONDUCTE D BY

 

 

THE  INDI VIDU ALIZED  EDUCATIO N   PROGR AM   TEAM,   THEN   THE MULTIDISCI PLINARY  EVALUATIO N  TEAM  SHALL  COM PLETE   THE EVALUATIO N  AS  DETERMI NE D  BY  THE  INDI VIDU ALIZED  EDUCATIO N PROGR AM TEAM.

(2) The mu lt idisciplinar y EVALUATIO N team sha ll DO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWI NG:

(A)  cComplete a diagnostic evaluat ion. in clu d in g

comm itt ee s ha ll be d ra w n fr om a var ie t y of s our ces , in clu d in g p ar e nt in p ut , a p t itu de an d  a ch ieve m e nt   t es t s ,   t e a ch e r   r e comm e n d at ion s ,   p h ys ica l   con d it ion ,   s ocia l   or   cu ltura l b a ck gr oun d , a d a p t ive be ha vior , an d oth e r pe rt in e nt in format ion . N o s in gle p r oced ur e s ha ll be u sed a s  th e s ole cr it e r ion  for  de t e rm in in g an  a pp r op r iat e ed u cat iona l p r ogram  for  a pe r s on .

(3) ) Wh e n  eva luat in g a  pe r s on  s u spe ct ed  of bei n g han d ica pped , th e  p u blic a ge n cy s ha ll a ss ur e that  t es t s an d oth e r eva luat ion mat e r ia ls u sed by m e m be r s of th e mu lt id is cip linar y  t e am com p ly with a ll of th e followin g p r ovis ion s :

(a) ) Ar e a d m in is t e r ed by tra in ed pe r s onn el in con forman ce with th e in s tru ct ion s p r ovided by th eir p r od u ce r .

(b) Ar e va lid at ed for th e spe cific p ur p ose for w h ich th ey ar e u sed .

(c)Ar e des ign ed t o a ssess  spe cific ar e a s of ed u cat iona l n eed an d n ot m e r ely t o p r ovide  a ge n e ra l int ellige n ce q u ot ie nt .

(d)) Ar e r efle ct ive of th e pe r s on 's a p t itu de or a ch ieve m e nt or w hat eve r oth e r fa ct or s th e t es t  p ur p ort s t o m e a s ur e rath e r  than  r efle ct in g  th e  pe r s on 's  im p a ir ed  se n s or y,  manua l,  or spe ak in g sk ill s , un le ss th is is w hat th e t es t is int e n ded t o m e a s ur e.

(e) ) Ar e se le ct ed an d a d m in is t e r ed s o a s n ot t o be s ocia lly or cu ltura lly d is cr im inat or y.

(4) ) Wh e n eva luat in g a pe r s on s u spe ct ed of ha vin g a spe cific le arn in g d is a bili t y, at le a s t 1   t e am m e m be r  oth e r  than  th e ch ild 's  r egu lar  t e a ch e r  s ha ll obse r ve th e ch ild 's  a ca de m ic pe r forman ce in th e r egu lar cla ss r oom se tt in g.  I n th e ca se of a ch ild of le ss than  s ch ool a ge or out of s ch ool, a t e am m e m be r s ha ll obse r ve th e ch ild in an e n vir onm e nt a pp r op r iat e for a ch ild of that a ge.

(5) ) T h e mu lt id is cip linar y eva luat ion t e am eva luat in g  a  pe r s on  s u spe ct ed  of  ha vin g  a spe cific  le arn in g  d is a bili t y  s ha ll  com p le t e  a  w r itt e n  r ep ort  w h ich  s ha ll  in clu de ,  at  a m in imum , a ll of th e followin g:

(a) ) A r e comm e n d at ion of eligibili t y an d th e b a s is for mak in g th is r e comm e n d at ion .

(b) ) T h e r elev ant be ha vior n ot ed d ur in g th e obse r vat ion of th e ch ild an d th e r elat ion s h ip of that be ha vior t o th e ch ild 's a ca de m ic fun ct ion in g.

(c) T h e ed u cat iona lly r elev ant m edi ca l fin d in gs , if an y.

(d)) Wh e th e r th e r e is a se ve r e d is cr ep an cy be t wee n a ch ieve m e nt an d a bili t y w h ich is n ot corr e cta ble with out spe cia l ed u cat ion .

 

 

(e) T h e de t e rm inat ion of th e t e am con ce rn in g th e  e ffe ct s  of e n vir onm e nta l, cu ltura l, or e con om ic d is a d vanta ge.

(f)Ea ch  t e am  m e m be r  s ha ll  ce rt ify  in  w r it in g  w h e th e r  th e  r ep ort  r e fle ct s  h is  or  h e r con clu s ion . I f it d oes n ot r e fle ct h is or h e r con clu s ion , th e t e am m e m be r s ha ll s u b m it a sep arat e s tat e m e nt p r ese nt in g h is or h e r con clu s ion s .

(6) )   Wh e n   eva luat in g   a   pe r s on    s u spe ct ed    of    bei n g    e m ot iona lly    im p a ir ed ,    th e mu lt id is cip linar y t e am r ep ort s ha ll in clu de d ocum e ntat ion of a ll of th e followin g:

(a) ) T h e  pe r s on 's  pe r forman ce  in  th e  ed u cat iona l  se tt in g  an d  in  oth e r  se tt in gs ,  s u ch  a s a d a p t ive be ha vior with in th e b r oa de r commun it y.

(b) ) T h e s ys t e mat ic obse r vat ion of th e be ha vior s of p r imar y con ce rn w h ich int e r fe r e with ed u cat iona l an d s ocia l n eeds .

(c)T h e int e r ve nt ion  s trat egies  u sed  t o im p r ove th ese  be ha vior s , an d th e le n gth  of t im e th ese s trat egies we r e ut ilize d .

(d) ) Relev ant m edi ca l in format ion , if an y.

(7) ) F or vis ua lly im p a ir ed s tu de nt s w h o ha ve a vis ua l a cu it y of 20 /200 or le ss a ft e r r out in e  r e fra ct ive corr e ct ion , or w h o ha ve a pe r ip h e ra l fiel d of vis ion r es tr ict ed t o n ot m or e than 20 de gr ees , an eva luat ion by an or ie ntat ion an d m obili t y spe cia lis t s ha ll be con d u ct ed . T h e or ie ntat ion an d m obili t y spe cia lis t s ha ll a ls o in clu de in th e r ep ort a se t of r e comm e n ded p r oced ur es t o be u sed by a  m obili t y spe cia lis t  or  a  t e a ch e r  of th e  vis ua lly im p a ir ed  in con d u ct in g or ie ntat ion an d m obili t y tra in in g a ct ivi t ie s .

(8) ) T h e p ar e nt or leg a l guar d ian s ha ll in form th e s ch ool d is tr ict  of th e s tu de nt 's nat ive lan gua ge w h e n givi n g  con se nt  t o  eva luat e  th e  s tu de nt .  Tes t s  an d  oth e r  eva luat ion mat e r ia ls s ha ll be p r ovided an d s ha ll be a d m in is t e r ed in th e s tu de nt 's nat ive lan gua ge, un le ss it is cle ar ly unn e cess ar y t o d o s o.  Wh e n eva luat ion in En gli s h is n ot fe a s ible, th e p u blic a ge n cy s ha ll d o a ll of th e followin g:

(a) ) Give fir s t con s ide rat ion t o eva luat ive pe r s onn el w h o ar e com pe t e nt in En gli s h an d in th e nat ive lan gua ge an d cu ltur e of th e s tu de nt .

(b) ) Wh e n n eedi n g an int e r p r e t e r , contra ct with a bili n gua l/bicu ltura l ps ych ologis t tra in ee , an int e rn curr e nt ly e nr olle d in  a  p r ofessi ona l  tra in in g  p r ogram ,  or  a  pe r s on  w h o  is com pe t e nt in En gli s h an d in th e nat ive lan gua ge an d cu ltur e of th e s tu de nt .

(c)Pr ovide int e r p r e t e r s for th e de a f w h e r e a pp r op r iat e.

(9) A vocat iona l eva luat ion s ha ll be  con d u ct ed  be for e  a  han d ica pped  s tu de nt  r e ceives vocat iona l  ed u cat ion .     T h e  eva luat ion   s ha ll  be  con d u ct ed  by  pe r s onn el  q ua lifie d  t o a d m in is t e r an d int e r p r e t th e p art icu lar eva luat ion s u sed .

(10 )(3) Spe cial educat ion personn el who ar e auth orized to con duct evaluat ions of stu dent s suspected of bei n g han d ica pped HAVING A DIS ABILIT Y ma y provide p r e-r efe rra l PREREFE RRAL consultat ion INT ERVEN TIO NS to r egu lar GENE RAL educat ion personn el in a ccor dan ce with pr oced ur es esta blished by th e dep artm ent .

 

R 340 .1721b   Ind ivid ua liz ed educa tio na l p l anning  committ  e eP ROGRAM TEAM pa rti cipants .

Ru le  21b .  (1)  The  superint endent  OR  HIS  OR  HE R  DESIGN EE  sha ll  appoint part icipant s to an individua lized educat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee PROGR AM TEAM an d sha ll invite th e par ent s to be part icipant s.

 

 

(2) ) Part icip ant s in an in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee m ee t in g s ha ll, at a m in imum , in clu de b oth of th e followin g:

(a) ) A r ep r ese ntat ive of th e p u blic a ge n cy, oth e r than th e ch ild 's t e a ch e r , w h o is q ua lifie d t o p r ovide , or s u pe r vise th e p r ovis ion of, spe cia l ed u cat ion .

(b) T h e s tu de nt 's t e a ch e r or a t e a ch e r a pp r op r iat e for th e s tu de nt 's a ge an d a bili t y if th e s tu de nt is n ot p r eviou s ly e nr olle d by th e p u blic a ge n cy. I f th e ch ild is e nr olle d in r egu lar ed u cat ion , at le a s t 1 of th e p art icip ant s s ha ll be a r egu lar fu ll-t im e t e a ch e r t o w h om th e ch ild is a ss ign ed .

(3)                                                                   ) At th e in it ia l in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee m ee t in g an d at th e 3 -ye ar com p r e h e n s ive  eva luat ion  r eview  m ee t in g,  a  m e m be r  of  th e  mu lt id is cip linar y  t e am  is r eq u ir ed  t o  be  a  p art icip ant   an d  p r ese nt  th e  w r itt e n  t e am  r ep ort .                                                At  s u bseq u e nt in d ivi d ua lize d  ed u cat iona l  p lann in g  comm itt ee  m ee t in gs ,  m e m be r s  of  th e  t e am  ma y p art icip at e  at  th e  r eq u es t  of th e  p ar e nt  or  p u blic a ge n cy.   H oweve r ,  1  of th e  m ee t in g p art icip ant s s ha ll p r ese nt th e d is a bled pe r s on 's curr e nt level of ed u cat iona l pe r forman ce . (4)(2) I n  a dd it ion  t o th e p ar e nt , oth e r  pe r s on s , at  th e d is cr e t ion  of th e p ar e nt  or  p u blic a ge n cy, ma y be  in vit ed  t o att e n d , in clu d in g th e  pe r s on  w h o is  d is a bled , if a pp r op r iat e . Upon request of th e par ent , a represe ntat ive of th e distr ict of reside nce sha ll be invited to att end th e individua lized educat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee PROGR AM TEAM meeting if th e  distr ict  of  reside nce  ha s  auth orized  th e  operat ing  distr ict  to  con duct  th e  3 -ye ar com p r e h e n s ive   eva luat ion                            r eview   individua lized                                               educat iona l    p lann in g    comm itt ee PROGR AM TEAM meetingS.

(5) ) I n  e a ch  ca se ,  th e  s u pe r int e n de nt  s ha ll  give  con s ide rat ion  t o  th e  a pp ointm e nt  of p r ofessi ona l an cill ar y an d oth e r r elat ed se r vices pe r s onn el.

(6) I f a p ur p ose of th e m ee t in g is th e con s ide rat ion of tran s it ion se r vices for a s tu de nt , in a dd it ion t o th e p ar e nt , th e s tu de nt an d a r ep r ese ntat ive of an y oth e r a ge n cy that is lik ely t o be r esp on s ible for p r ovid in g or p a yin g for tran s it ion se r vices s ha ll be in vit ed t o att e n d .  T h e n ot ice of th e m ee t in g s ha ll in d icat e that  a p ur p ose of th e m ee t in g is t o con s ide r tran s it ion se r vices , s ha ll in d icat e that th e s tu de nt will be in vit ed t o att e n d , an d s ha ll ide nt ify an y oth e r a ge n cy that  will be in vit ed t o se n d a r ep r ese ntat ive.  I f th e s tu de nt d oes n ot att e n d , th e p u blic

a ge n cy s ha ll tak e oth e r s t eps t o e n s ur e that th e s tu de nt 's p r efe r e n ces an d int e r es t s ar e con s ide r ed .  I f an y oth e r a ge n cy that  w a s in vit ed t o se n d a r ep r ese ntat ive t o th e m ee t in g  d oes  n ot  se n d  a  r ep r ese ntat ive, th e  p u blic a ge n cy  s ha ll tak e  oth e r  s t eps  t o se cur e  th e p art icip at ion of that a ge n cy in th e p lann in g of an y tran s it ion se r vices .

 

R   340 .1721 c             Schedu li ng   ind ivid ua liz ed   educa tio na l   p l anning    committ  e e P ROGRAM TEAM mee ti ng ; re ques ti ng pa ren t pa rti cipation .

Ru le 21 c . (1) The distr ict of reside nce is resp onsible for con ducting  th e  initial individua lized educat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee PROGR AM TEAM  meeting  involving  a stu dent in it s distr ict an d sha ll con duct, or auth orize th e operat ing distr ict to con duct, each subseq uent individua lized educat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee PROGR AM TEAM meeting at a mutua lly agreed on UP ON t ime an d place.

(2)   The t ime from referra l or from receipt of par enta l con sent to an initial evaluat ion to th e com pletion of th e individua lized educat iona l program or th e determ inat ion of ineligibili ty sha ll not exceed 30 sch ool days.  This t ime line begins upon receipt of th e signed par enta l

 

 

consent by th e public agency requesting it an d ma y be extended if agreed to by th e par ent an d public agency.

(3) T h e p ar e nt s ha ll be conta ct ed  by p r ofessi ona l pe r s onn el fr om  th e s ch ool d is tr ict  t o expl a in th e p ur p ose of th e m ee t in g an d th e r ole s an d r esp on s ibili t ie s of e a ch p art icip ant . I f an   ope rat in g  d is tr ict   is  con ve n in g  a   3 -ye ar   r eev a luat ion   in d ivi d ua lize d  ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee m ee t in g, a s auth or ize d by th e r eside nt  d is tr ict , th e p ar e nt  s ha ll be in form ed of th e p ar e nt 's r ight t o in vit e a r ep r ese ntat ive of th e r eside nt d is tr ict t o be p r ese nt at th e m ee t in g.

(4) ) I f n eith e r p ar e nt can att e n d , th e p u blic a ge n cy s ha ll u se oth e r m e th ods t o in s ur e p ar e nt p art icip at ion , in clu d in g  in d ivi d ua l  or  con fe r e n ce  t elep h on e  ca lls .  A  m ee t in g  ma y  be con d u ct ed with out a p ar e nt in att e n d an ce if th e p u blic a ge n cy is una ble t o con vin ce th e p ar e nt s t o att e n d . I n th is ca se , th e p u blic a ge n cy s ha ll ha ve a r e cor d of it s att e m p t s t o arran ge a mutua lly a gr eed on t im e an d p la ce , in clu d in g a ll of th e followin g:

(a) ) De ta ile d r ecor ds of t elep h on e ca lls ma de or att e m p t ed an d th e r es u lt s of th ese ca lls . (b) Cop ie s of corr esp on de n ce se nt t o th e p ar e nt s an d an y r esp on ses r eceived .

(c) De ta ile d r ecor ds of vis it s ma de t o th e p ar e nt 's h om e or  p la ce of e m p loym e nt  an d th e r es u lt s of th ose vis it s .

(5) ) T h e p u blic a ge n cy s ha ll tak e w hat eve r a ct ion is n e cess ar y t o in s ur e that th e p ar e nt un de r s tan ds  th e p r oceedi n gs  at  th e m ee t in g, in clu d in g arran gin g for  an  int e r p r e t e r  for p ar e nt s w h o ar e de a f or w h ose nat ive lan gua ge is oth e r than En gli s h .

 

R 340 .1721 d             Respons ibiliti es of the ind ivid ua liz ed educa tio n a l p l anning   committ  e eP ROGRAM TEAM.

Rule 21 d . (1)  P e r s on s ide nt ifie d a s bei n g han d ica pped s ha ll r e ceive spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s  an d  se r vices  p ur s uant  t o th e  in d ivi d ua lize d  ed u cat iona l  p lann in g  comm itt ee p r ogram or p ur s uant t o th e fina l de cis ion on an a ppe a l.

(2) ) T h e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee s ha ll d o a ll of th e followin g:

(a) ) De t e rm in e th e eligibili t y of pe r s on s s u spe ct ed of bei n g han d ica pped or r eview eligibili t y a ft e r th e 3 -ye ar eva luat ion .  A pe r s on is eligible , a s a s tatut or y r ight , for spe cia l ed u cat ion  p r ogram s an d se r vices if th e pe r s on is ide nt ifie d a s ha vin g 1 or m or e of th e im p a irm e nt s de fin ed in p art  1 of th ese ru le s , is n ot m or e than  25 ye ar s of a ge a s of Sep t e m be r of th e  s ch ool ye ar of  e nr ollm e nt ,  ha s  n ot  com p le t ed  a  n orma l  cour se  of  s tu d y,  an d  ha s  n ot gra d uat ed fr om  h igh  s ch ool.   A pe r s on  r e a ch in g th e a ge of 26 ye ar s a ft e r  Sep t e m be r  is e nt it le d t o cont inu e in a spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram or se r vice unt il th e e n d of that  s ch ool ye ar .

(b) ) C on s ide r th e n eed  for  a  chan ge  in  th e  ed u cat iona l  s tatu s  for  eligible  han d ica pped pe r s on s .

(c)Devel op , r eview , or r evise e a ch han d ica pped pe r s on 's in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram annua lly.

(3) ) T h e UP ON COMPLETING THE  INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM, THE

individua lized educat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee PROGR AM TEAM sha ll submit it s r ep ort THE  INDI VIDU ALIZED  EDUCATIO N  PROGR AM  to  th e  superint endent  imm edi at ely u p on com p le t in g th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p r ogram .  T h e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee ma y, a ft e r con s ide r in g th e le a s t r es tr ict ive e n vir onm e nt , r e comm e n d w h e r e th e p r ogram an d se r vices ma y m os t a pp r op r iat ely be p r ovided an d ma y ide nt ify for

 

 

th e s u pe r int e n de nt th e a ss ignm e nt op t ion s that  we r e con s ide r ed an d th e r e a s on s w h y th e r e comm e n ded op t ion w a s ch ose n . The r ep ort of th e comm itt ee INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM sha ll not be restr icted to th e program s an d services available.  I n a dd it ion , th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram s ha ll n ot de t e rm in e h ow th e p r ogram s an d se r vices s ha ll be de live r ed , excep t w h e r e s u ch is an int egra l p art of th e p la ce m e nt or se r vice it se lf.

 

R 340 .1721 e Ind ivid ua liz ed educa tio na l p l anning committ  e eP ROGRAM TEAM mee ti ng ;  dete rm ina tio n   of   e li gibi lit y   for   specia l   educa tio n   prog rams   and se rvices ; ind ivid ua liz ed educa tio n prog ram .

Rule 21 e .  (1)  The  superint endent  OR  HIS  OR  HE R  DESIGN EE  sha ll  convene  an individua lized educat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee PROGR AM TEAM meeting.

(2) ) T h e p art icip ant s s ha ll de t e rm in e if th e s tu de nt is eligible for spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s or  se r vices , or  b oth .   E ligibili t y s ha ll be de t e rm in ed  by th e comm itt ee a ft e r  r e ceip t  an d  r eview of th e mu lt id is cip linar y t e am r ep ort an d r e comm e n d at ion , an d a ft e r con s ide rat ion of an y a dd it iona l in format ion p r ese nt ed by th e p art icip ant s .  I f a s tu de nt is de t e rm in ed t o be  d is a bled , th e comm itt ee s ha ll w r it e an in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram or ma y r e con ve n e for th is p ur p ose . I n eith e r eve nt , th e t im e lin e spe cifie d in R 340 .1721 c(2 ) s ha ll a pp ly.

(3) ) An in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram s ha ll be b a sed  on  a ll d ia gn os t ic, m edi ca l, an d oth e r eva luat ive in format ion  r eq u es t ed  by th e comm itt ee , or  p r ovided  by th e p ar e nt  or pe r s on w h o is d is a bled . an d s ha ll in clu de a ll of th e followin g in format ion , in w r it in g:

(a) ) A s tat e m e nt of th e pe r s on 's p r ese nt level of ed u cat iona l pe r forman ce .

(b) A s tat e m e nt of annua l goa ls , in clu d in g s h ort -t e rm in s tru ct iona l ob je ct ive s .

(c)App r op r iat e ob je ct ive cr it e r ia an d eva luat ion p r oced ur es an d s ch ed u le s for de t e rm in in g w h e th e r th e in s tru ct iona l ob je ct ive s ar e bei n g a ch ieve d .

(d) ) T h e ext e nt t o w h ich th e pe r s on is a ble t o p art icip at e in r egu lar ed u cat ion p r ogram s .

(e) ) An ide nt ificat ion of  th e  le a s t  r es tr ict ive  e n vir onm e nt  p r ogram  an d  r elat ed  se r vice op t ion s  w h ich  we r e con s ide r ed , in clu d in g th e r e a s on s  w h y th e op t ion s  we r e a ccep t ed  or r e je ct ed in mak in g th e de cis ion or de cis ion s r eq u ir ed in s u bdivisi on (f) of th is s u b ru le.

(f)A s tat e m e nt of th e spe cific spe cia l ed u cat ion or an cill ar y an d oth e r r elat ed se r vices , or b oth , t o be p r ovided t o th e pe r s on , givi n g con s ide rat ion t o th e  a ccessibili t y of p h ys ica l fa cili t ie s ; tran sp ortat ion , in clu d in g th e n eed , if an y, for a ids or r es tra int s ; an d r oom an d boar d .

(g) Begi nn in g   at   a ge   12 ,   a   s tat e m e nt   in d icat in g   comm itt ee   con s ide rat ion   of p r evocat iona l/vocat iona l ed u cat ion n eeds .

(i) T h e p r oje ct ed d at es for in it iat ion of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices an d th e ant icip at ed d urat ion of th e p r ogram s an d se r vices .

 

 

(2) THE INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM TEAM SHALL DETERMI NE WHE THE R THE STUD EN T HAS A NEE D FOR PLACEMEN T WITH A SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N TEACHE R WHO IS EN DORS ED IN A PARTIC ULAR DIS ABILIT Y CATEGORY.

(4)(3) Any part icipant in th e comm itt ee 's INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM TEAM'S delibe rat ions who disagrees , in whole or in part , with th e comm itt ee 's TEAM'S determ inat ion  ma y  indicat e  th e  reasons  th erefor e  on  th e  comm itt ee 's  TEAM'S individua lized educat ion program report or ma y submit a writt en stat ement to be atta ched to th e report .

(4)    THE MIC HIGAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF SHALL BE CONSI DERED A PART OF THE  TOTAL  CONTINUU M  OF   SERVICES   FOR   STUD EN TS   WITH   HE ARING IN PAIRMEN T.      THE      RESID EN T      DISTRICT      SHALL      CONDUCT      THE INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM TEAM MEE TING THAT INITI ATES AN ASSIGNM EN T      INTO      THE      MIC HIGAN      SCHOOL      FOR      THE      DEAF. REP RESEN TATIVES OF THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RESID EN CE AND THE  MIC HIGAN  SCHOOL  FOR  THE  DEAF  SHALL  BE  IN VITED  TO PARTICI PATE   IN   THE   INDI VIDU ALIZED   EDUCATIO N    PROGR AM    TEAM MEE TING. THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N  SHALL  ADOPT  PROCEDURES FOR PLACEMEN T AT THE MIC HIGAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.

(5)   THE MIC HIGAN SCHOOL FOR THE BLI ND SHALL BE CONSI DERED A PART OF THE TOTAL CONTINUU M OF SERVICES FOR STUD EN TS WITH VISU AL IMPAIRMEN T.   THE    RESID EN T     DISTRICT     SHALL     CONDUCT     THE INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM TEAM MEE TING THAT INITI ATES AN ASSIGNM EN T     INTO      THE      MIC HIGAN      SCHOOL      FOR      THE      BLI ND. REP RESEN TATIVES OF THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RESID EN CE AND THE MIC HIGAN SCHOOL FOR  THE  BLI ND  SHALL  BE  IN VITED  TO PARTICI PATE   IN   THE   INDI VIDU ALIZED   EDUCATIO N    PROGR AM    TEAM MEE TING. THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N  SHALL  ADOPT  PROCEDURES FOR PLACEMEN T AT THE MIC HIGAN SCHOOL FOR THE BLI ND.

 

R 340 .1722     P lacement   in specia l educa tio n prog rams  and  se rvices .

Ru le 22 .  (1 )  T h e  in d ivi d ua lize d  ed u cat iona l  p lann in g  comm itt ee  de t e rm in es  th e ed u cat iona l p la ce m e nt of a s tu de nt with  a  d is a bili t y  in  p r ogram s  an d  se r vices  fr om  a cont inuum  of a lt e rnat ive p la ce m e nt s , s u ch a s in s tru ct ion in r egu lar cla sses , spe cia l cla sses or spe cia l in s tru ct ion in r egu lar cla sses , spe cia l cla sses or spe cia l s ch ools , h om e in s tru ct ion  in  h osp ita ls an d in s t itut ion s , r es our ce r oom s , or  it in e rant  in s tru ct ion  with  r egu lar  cla ss p la ce m e nt s , in clu d in g th e op t ion s w h ich ar e spe cifie d in th e p r ovis ion s of 34 C .F .R . §300 .17 (1992 ),  an d  w h ich  ar e  a d op t ed  in  th ese  ru le s  by  r e fe r e n ce .     Cop ie s  of  th e  a d op t ed  r egu lat ion s ar e a va ila ble fr om th e Un it ed S tat es O ffice of Spe cia l E d u cat ion Pr ogram s , 600 M ar ylan d Ave nu e , S . W., R oom 3618 ,  Wa s h in gt on ,  D .C .  20202 ,  or  fr om  th e  Mich igan Dep artm e nt of E d u cat ion , O ffice of Spe cia l E d u cat ion Se r vices , P .O . B ox 30008 , L an s in g, Mich igan 48909 , at th e cos t of r ep r od u ct ion .

(2) ) Ea ch p u blic a ge n cy s ha ll a ss ur e a ll of th e followin g:

 

 

(a) ) T hat t o th e ma ximum ext e nt a pp r op r iat e , a pe r s on w h o ha s a d is a bili t y, in clu d in g a pe r s on w h o is a ss ign ed t o a p u blic or p r ivat e in s t itut ion or oth e r car e fa cili t y, is ed u cat ed with pe r s on s w h o d o n ot ha ve d is a bili t ie s .

(c)T hat a pe r s on w h ose d is a bili t y is s u ch that h e or s h e r eq u ir es spe cia l cla sses or fa cili t ie s s ha ll be p la ced in p r ogram s or se r vices a s close a s p oss ible t o h is or h e r h om e .

(d) ) T hat in se le ct in g th e le a s t r es tr ict ive e n vir onm e nt , con s ide rat ion s ha ll be give n t o an y p ot e nt ia lly harm fu l e ffe ct s t o th e s tu de nt or th e q ua lit y of se r vices that th e s tu de nt n eeds .   (3 ) Ea ch p u blic a ge n cy s ha ll a ss ur e that e a ch q ua lifie d pe r s on w h o ha s a d is a bili t y s ha ll be give n   th e  opp ortun it y  t o  p art icip at e  with   pe r s on s  w h o  d o  n ot   ha ve  d is a bili t ie s  in n ona ca de m ic   an d   extra curr icu lar   a ct ivi t ie s   an d   se r vices   t o   th e   ma ximum   ext e nt a pp r op r iat e t o th e n eeds of th e in d ivi d ua l.  N ona ca de m ic an d extra curr icu lar a ct ivi t ie s an d se r vices ma y in clu de , b ut ar e n ot lim it ed t o, th e followin g:

(a) ) Me a ls .

(b) Re cess pe r iods .

(c)C oun se lin g se r vices . (d ) Ath le t ics .

(e) T ran sp ortat ion . (f) H e a lth se r vices .

(g) Re cr e at iona l a ct ivi t ie s .

(h) ) Spe cia l int e r es t gr ou ps or clu bs sp on s or ed by th e p u blic a ge n cy.

(i) Re fe rra ls t o a ge n cie s that p r ovide a ss is tan ce t o in d ivi d ua ls with d is a bili t ie s . (j) Re fe rra ls t o e m p loym e nt a ge n cie s .

(k ) Re fe rra ls for e m p loym e nt with in th e loca l ed u cat iona l a ge n cy. (l) Ass is tan ce in mak in g out s ide e m p loym e nt a va ila ble .

(m ) Re fe rra ls t o oth e r a ge n cie s for se r vices b a sed on n eed .

(4) The superint endent OR HIS OR HE R DESIGN EE  sha ll appoint  a  sta ff person  to be resp onsible for th e implementat ion of th e individua lized educat ion program including services provided by oth er agencies. T h is THE person sha ll be eith er th e principal of th e building where th e primar y educat iona l program is provided to th e pe r s on STUD EN T who ha s a disability or oth er sta ff person who is genera lly a ccessible to th e sta ff an d who will be work ing with th e pe r s on STUD EN T who ha s a disability.

(5) ) T h e s u pe r int e n de nt of th e ope rat in g d is tr ict s ha ll give th e p ar e nt of a pe r s on w h o ha s a d is a bili t y  a  cop y  of  th e  in d ivi d ua lize d  ed u cat ion  p r ogram .   Ea ch  p art icip ant  on  th e in d ivi d ua lize d  ed u cat iona l  p lann in g  comm itt ee  an d  a ll a d m in is trat ive  an d  p r ofessi ona l s ta ff w h o will be d ir e ct ly in volve d in im p le m e nt in g th e p r ogram s ha ll ha ve a ccess t o a cop y of th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram .

 

 

R 340 .1722 a  Imp lemen tatio n of ind ivid ua liz ed educa tio n prog ram .

Ru le 22 a. (1) An in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram s ha ll be in e ffe ct at th e begi nn in g of e a ch s ch ool ye ar  for  eve r y pe r s on  w h o ha s  a  d is a bili t y an d  w h o is  r e ceivi n g spe cia l ed u cat ion an d r elat ed se r vices fr om a p u blic a ge n cy. T h e p r ogram s ha ll be in e ffe ct be for e spe cia l ed u cat ion an d r elat ed se r vices ar e p r ovided t o a pe r s on w h o ha s a d is a bili t y.

(2)(1) The superint endent of th e distr ict of reside nce, upon receipt of th e individua lized educat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee 's PROGR AM, r ep ort , sha ll, WITHIN 7 CALEN DAR DAYS, eith er appe al UN DER R 340 .1724 th e eligibili t y de cis ion or th e de t e rm inat ion  of spe cia l  ed u cat ion  p r ogram s  an d  se r vices  a s  spe cifie d  in  th e  in d ivi d ua lize d  ed u cat ion p r ogram , or b oth , or with in 7 ca le n d ar d a ys OR provide writt en notice to th e par ent AND OTHE R PARTI ES TO THE INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM of th e agency's

int ent to implement special educat ion program s an d services. p ur s uant t o th e p r ovis ion s of R 340 .1723 a an d R 340 .1723b . T h is THE notice sha ll ident ify where th e program s an d services ar e to be provided an d when th e  individua lized  EDUCATIO N  program  s ha ll begin S.   T h e 7 -d a y n ot ice d oes n ot a b r ogat e th e  a ge n cy's r ight  t o r eq u es t  a  d u e p r ocess h e ar in g at an y t im e .

(3)(2) The par ent , upon receipt of notificat ion from th e superint endent , sha ll ha ve th e right , AT ANY TIM E, to appe a l th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee eligibili t y de cis ion , th e in d ivi d ua lize d  ed u cat ion  p r ogram ,  or  th e  p la ce m e nt  decision  p ur s uant  t o UN DER th e p r ovis ion s of R 340 .1724 . T h e p ar e nt ma y r eq u es t a d u e p r ocess h e ar in g, at an y t im e . If th e par ent does not appe al, THEN th e superint endent sha ll initiat e th e individua lized educat ion program as soon as possible, but not lat er than 15  sch ool days after th e par ent ha s been notified. An initiat ion dat e ma y be lat er than 15 sch ool days if clear ly spe cified in th e individua lized educat ion program ; however, a pr oject ed  initiat ion dat e sha ll not be used to deny or delay program s or services becau se th ey ar e not available an d sha ll not be used for pur poses of administrat ive con venience.

(4)(3) If th e pe r s on w h o ha s A STUD EN T WITH a disability is to be  provided  spe cial educat ion or an cill ar y an d oth e r relat ed services for th e first t ime, THEN th e par ent s ha ll ha ve HAS 10 calendar days after receipt of th e notice from th e superint endent  to provide th e public agency with writt en con sent to provide special educat ion program s an d services. If th e par ent refuses con sent or does not resp ond, th en th e public agency ha s th e right to request a hear ing on th is matt e r p ur s uant t o th e p r ovis ion s of R 340 .1723 a (3 ).

 

R  340 .1722 c            P ost  i n itial  i nd ivid ua liz ed  educa tio na l  p l anning  committ  e e mee ti ngs ; pa rti cipant  r espons ibiliti es .  RES CIND .

     R u le 22 c. (1) An in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram s ha ll be r eviewed at le a s t on ce eve r y 12 m onth s .

(a) ) Review th e pe r s on 's level of ed u cat iona l pe r forman ce .

(b) ) Review th e a pp r op r iat e n ess  of  th e  in d ivi d ua lize d  ed u cat ion  p r ogram  cont e nt  an d de t e rm in e if th e annua l goa ls , an d th e in s tru ct iona l ob je ct ive s ha ve bee n m e t .

(c) Re comm e n d 1 or m or e of th e followin g:

 

 

(i) Revisi on of th e curr e nt in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram .  Part icip ant s s ha ll de vel op an in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram for th e han d ica pped pe r s on , th e com p on e nt s of w h ich ar e ide nt ifie d in R 340 .1721e (3 ).

(ii) C ont inuat ion of th e curr e nt in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram . (iii ) G ra d uat ion .

(iv) Add it iona l eva luat ion .

 

R 340 .1722 d     T h r ee -yea r eva l ua tio n o f e li gib l e hand icapp ed pe r sons . RES CIND

       R u l e 22 d . (1) Ea ch eligible s tu de nt  w h o ha s  a  d is a bili t y s ha ll be  p r ovided  with  a com p r e h e n s ive eva luat ion a s des cr ibe d in R 340 .1721 a at le a s t on ce eve r y 36 m onth s . T h e eva luat ion s ha ll be com p le t ed by a mu lt id is cip linar y eva luat ion t e am an d th e r es u lt s s ha ll be p r ese nt ed at an in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee m ee t in g p ur s uant t o R 340 .1721d (2 )(a ). T h e eva luat ion r eq u ir es that  an a ssess m e nt tak e p la ce t o mak e a ccurat e an d effect ive de cis ion s .   A s tu de nt s ha ll be a ssessed  in a ll ar e a s r elat ed t o th e s u spe ct ed d is a bili t y an d p r ovide in format ion t o de t e rm in e a ll of th e followin g:

(a ) T h e cont inu ed n eed for spe cia l ed u cat ion se r vices . (b) T h e e ffe ct ive n ess of th e s tu de nt 's ed u cat iona l p lan . (c) T h e curr e nt n eeds of th e s tu de nt .

(d ) T h e s tu de nt 's eligibili t y for spe cia l ed u cat ion .

(2 ) Par e nt  in p ut  s ha ll be s ou ght  a s p art  of th e r eev a luat ion  p r ocess .   Par e nt  con se nt  is e n coura ge d , b ut  is  n ot  n e cess ar y, for  th e  com p r e h e n s ive  eva luat ion ,  un le ss  m edi ca l  or pe r s ona lit y t es t in g is r eq u ir ed .  T h e com p r e h e n s ive 3 -ye ar r eev a luat ion n eed n ot in clu de a  r ede t e rm inat ion of th e s tu de nt 's p r eviou s ly es ta blis h ed m edi ca l con d it ion if a p h ys ician , a s r eq u ir ed p ur s uant  t o R 340 .1707 , R 340 .1708 , R 340 .1709 , or R 340 .1714 , ha s p r ovided a w r itt e n s tat e m e nt t o th e s ch ool d is tr ict that  th e s tu de nt 's m edi ca l con d it ion is pe rman e nt . H oweve r , th e m edi ca l con d it ion s ha ll be r ede t e rm in ed if r eq u es t ed by th e s tu de nt 's p ar e nt or s ch ool pe r s onn el.

 

R 340 .1722 e     P rev io us en rollmen t in specia l educa tio n .

Rule 22 e . I f a s tu de nt e nr olle d in a spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram  in a s ch ool d is tr ict or int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict tran s fe r s t o a n ew s ch ool d is tr ict w h ich n ecessi tat es a chan ge in ed u cat iona l s tatu s , th e s tu de nt , with th e w r itt e n con se nt of th e p ar e nt , s ha ll be p la ced imm edi at ely in an a pp r op r iat e spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram or se r vice . for a pe r iod n ot t o exceed 30 s ch ool  d a ys ,  d ur in g  w h ich  t im e  an  in d ivi d ua lize d  ed u cat iona l  p lann in g comm itt ee s ha ll be con ve n ed by th e n ew d is tr ict of r eside n ce t o r eview an d p oss ibly r evise th e pe r s on 's in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram . T h is ca se s ha ll ha ve p r e cede n ce ove r a ll oth e r ca ses , excep t p r eviou s ca ses a ls o bei n g expedi t ed un de r th is ru le.

(1)         IF A  STUD EN T  WHO  CURREN TLY  RECEIVES  SPE CIAL  EDUCATIO N PROGR AMS OR SERVICES EN ROLLS IN  A NE W SCHOOL  DISTRICT , THEN  THE NE W DISTRICT  SHALL DO EITHE R OF THE FOLLOWI NG:

(A)  WITH THE PAREN T’S CONSEN T, IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMEN T THE STUD EN T’S CURREN T INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM.

(B)   WITH THE PAREN T’S CONSEN T, IMMEDIATELY PLACE THE STUD EN T IN AN APP ROPRIATE  PROGR AM  OR  SERVICE  AND  CONVENE   AN  INDI VIDU ALIZED

 

 

EDUCATIO N PROGR AM TEAM MEE TING WITHIN 30 SCHOOL DAYS TO DEVELOP AN INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM.

(2)   IF THE PAREN T DOES NOT PROVIDE CONSEN T FOR PLACEMEN T, THEN THE DISTRICT WILL IMPLEMEN T THE STUD EN T’S CURREN T INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM TO THE EXTEN T POSSIBL E AND AN INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM TEAM MEE TING SHALL BE CONVENE D TO DEVELOP A NE W INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM AS SOON AS POSSIBL E, BUT NOT LATER THAN 30 SCHOOL DAYS.

 

R 340 .1722f     T i me li m itatio n .  RES CIND

      R u l e 22f .  An y t im e lim itat ion in th is p art  s ha ll be con s tru ed an d a pp lie d s o a s t o d o  s u bs tant ia l ju s t ice an d ma y be var ie d u p on a pp r ova l of th e s tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion , or it s des ign ee , for good cau se s h ow n , in w r it in g, by eith e r th e p u blic a ge n cy or th e p ar e nt . A cop y of th e r eq u es t s ha ll be se nt by th e s u pe r int e n de nt or p ar e nt , a s th e ca se ma y be , t o th e oth e r p art y, an d th e s tat e b oar d 's r esp on se s ha ll be d ir e ct ed t o b oth th e s u pe r int e n de nt an d th e p ar e nt .

 

R 340 .1723     Rig h t to exam i ne r eco r ds .  RES CIND

      R u l e 23 . (1)  T h e p ar e nt s of a han d ica pped or s u spe ct ed han d ica pped pe r s on s ha ll ha ve th e r ight t o in spe ct an d r eview a ll ed u cat iona l r e cor ds with r espe ct t o b oth of th e followin g:   (a ) T h e ide nt ificat ion , eva luat ion , p r ogram , an d ed u cat iona l p la ce m e nt of th e pe r s on .

(b) T h e p r ovis ion of a fr ee a pp r op r iat e p u blic ed u cat ion t o th e pe r s on .

(2) ) Par e nt s ha ve th e r ight t o r eq u es t a cop y of an y or a ll cont e nt s of th eir ch ild 's ed u cat iona l  r e cor ds s u b je ct t o R 340 .1866 .

 

R 340 .1723 a     P ri o r no tic e ; pa r en tal consent .  RES CIND

      R u l e 23 a . (1) Wr itt e n n ot ice that m ee t s th e r eq u ir e m e nt s of R 340 .1723b s ha ll be give n t o th e p ar e nt s of a pe r s on w h o is d is a bled or w h o is s u spe ct ed t o be d is a bled 10 ca le n d ar d a ys be for e th e p u blic a ge n cy d oes eith e r of th e followin g:

(a) ) Pr op oses t o in it iat e or chan ge th e ide nt ificat ion , eva luat ion , spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram , ed u cat iona l p la ce m e nt of th e pe r s on , or th e p r ovis ion of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices des ign ed t o de vel op th e ma ximum p ot e nt ia l of th e pe r s on w h o is d is a bled .

(b) ) Re fu ses t o in it iat e or chan ge th e ide nt ificat ion , eva luat ion , spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram , ed u cat iona l p la ce m e nt of th e pe r s on , or th e p r ovis ion of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices des ign ed t o de vel op th e ma ximum p ot e nt ia l of th e pe r s on w h o is d is a bled .

(2) ) Par e nta l con se nt s ha ll be ob ta in ed be for e d oin g eith e r  of th e followin g: (a ) C on d u ct in g a p r epl a ce m e nt eva luat ion ,

(b ) I n it ia lly p r ovid in g spe cia l ed u cat ion an d r elat ed se r vices t o a pe r s on w h o is d is a bled .

(3 ) T h e p u blic a ge n cy ma y u se th e h e ar in g p r oced ur es in R 340 .1724 t o R 340 .1724b t o de t e rm in e if th e pe r s on ma y be eva luat ed or in it ia lly p r ovided spe cia l ed u cat ion an d r elat ed se r vices with out p ar e nta l con se nt . I f th e h e ar in g office r u p h olds th e a ge n cy, th e a ge n cy ma y eva luat e or in it ia lly p r ovide spe cia l ed u cat ion  an d  r elat ed  se r vices  t o th e  pe r s on with out th e p ar e nt 's con se nt ,  s u b je ct  t o  th e  p ar e nt 's  r ight s  un de r  R  340 .1725  an d  R 340 .1725 a .

 

 

R 340 .1723b     C ontent  o f no tic e r e q u ir ed pu r suant  to R 340 .1723 a .  RES CIND

       R u l e 23b . (1)   T h e n ot ice r eq u ir ed in  R 340 .1723 a  s ha ll in clu de a ll of th e followin g in format ion :

(a) ) A fu ll expl anat ion of a ll of th e p r oced ura l s a feguar ds that  ar e a va ila ble t o th e p ar e nt s un de r p art 2 of th ese ru le s an d th e p r ovis ion s of 34 C .F .R . §300 .500 t o 300 .534 (1992 ).

(b) ) A des cr ip t ion an d expl anat ion of th e a ct ion p r op osed or r e fu sed by ru le num be r an d t it le of th e p r ogram or se r vice , an expl anat ion of w h y th e a ge n cy p r op oses or r e fu ses t o tak e th e  a ct ion , an d a des cr ip t ion of an y op t ion s th e a ge n cy con s ide r ed , in clu d in g th e r e a s on s w h y th ose op t ion s we r e con s ide r ed or r eject ed .

(c)A des cr ip t ion of e a ch eva luat ion p r oced ur e , t es t , r e cor d , or r ep ort that th e a ge n cy u sed a s  a b a s is for th e p r op os a l or r efu s a l.

(d)) A des cr ip t ion of an y oth e r fa ct or s that ar e r elev ant t o th e a ge n cy's p r op os a l or r e fu s a l. (2 ) T h e n ot ice s ha ll be in com p lian ce with b oth of th e followin g r eq u ir e m e nt s :

(a) ) I t s ha ll be w r itt e n in lan gua ge that is un de r s tan d a ble t o th e ge n e ra l p u blic.

(b) ) I t s ha ll be p r ovided in th e nat ive lan gua ge of th e p ar e nt , un le ss it is cle ar ly n ot fe a s ible   t o d o s o.

(3) ) I f th e nat ive lan gua ge of th e p ar e nt is n ot a w r itt e n lan gua ge, th e a ge n cy s ha ll tak e s t eps t o in s ur e a ll of th e followin g:

(a) ) T hat  th e n ot ice is tran s lat ed ora lly or  by oth e r  m e an s t o th e p ar e nt  in  th eir  nat ive lan gua ge.

(b) T hat th e p ar e nt un de r s tan ds th e cont e nt of th e n ot ice .

(c)T hat th e r e is w r itt e n evide n ce that  th e r eq u ir e m e nt s in s u bdivisi on s (a ) an d (b) of th is s u b ru le ha ve bee n m e t .

 

R 340 .1723 c     Rig h t to independen  t educa tio na l eva lua tio n .

Ru le 23 c . (1)  T h e p ar e nt s of a han d ica pped pe r s on or s u spe ct ed han d ica pped pe r s on s ha ll ha ve th e r ight p ur s uant t o th is p art t o ob ta in an in depe n de nt ed u cat iona l eva luat ion , a s de fin ed in

R 340 .1701 a (a ), p ur s uant t o th e p r ovis ion s of th is s u b ru le an d s u b ru le s (2) t o (7) of th is ru le. (2)(1) Ea ch public agency sha ll provide par ent s with in format ion  about  indepe ndent educat iona l evaluat ions at public expe nse. The in format ion sha ll include all of th e following:

(a) Criteria regar ding crede nt ials for qua lified exam iners.

(b) Suggested sour ces an d locat ions.

(c) Pr oced ur es for reimbur sement . (d) Reasona ble expe cted cost s.

(e) Notificat ion that th e par ent is not restr icted to ch oosin g from sour ces suggested by th e public agency.

(3)(2) A par ent ha s th e right to an indepe ndent educat iona l evaluat ion at public expe nse if th e par ent disagrees with an evaluat ion obta ined by th e public agency. The par ent sha ll submit th e par ent 's disagreement an d request in writt en, signed, an d dat ed form . However, th e public agency ma y initiat e a hear ing p ur s uant t o th e p r ovis ion s of UN DER R 340 .1724 to show that it s evaluat ion is appropriat e. The public agency sha ll resp ond, in writing, to th e request with in 7 calendar days of it s receipt by indicat ing th e public agency's int ent ion to honor  th e request  or  to initiat e th e hear ing pr oced ur e  p ur s uant  t o th e  p r ovis ion s  of

 

 

UN DER R 340 .1724 . If th e hear ing officer determ ines that th e evaluat ion is appropriat e, THEN th e par ent st ill ha s th e right to an indepe ndent educat iona l evaluat ion, but not at public expe nse.

(4) ) I f th e p ar e nt ob ta in s an in depe n de nt eva luat ion at th e p ar e nt 's ow n expe n se , th e r es u lt s of  th e  eva luat ion  s ha ll  be  con s ide r ed  by  th e  p u blic  a ge n cy  an d  th e  in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee in an y de cis ion ma de with r espe ct t o th e p r ovis ion of a fr ee a pp r op r iat e p u blic ed u cat ion t o th e pe r s on an d ma y be p r ese nt ed a s evide n ce at a h e ar in g.  (5 ) I f a h e ar in g office r or de r s an in depe n de nt ed u cat iona l eva luat ion a s p art of a h e ar in g, th e cos t of th e eva luat ion s o or de r ed s ha ll be at p u blic expe n se .

(6)(3) W h e n IF an indepe ndent EDUCATIO NAL evaluat ion is at public expe nse, including th ose instan ces when th e par ent elects to use sour ces oth er than th ose ident ified by th e public agency, THEN th e indepe ndent evaluat or sha ll ha ve th e necess ar y crede nt ia ls. T h e cr it e r ia un de r w h ich th e eva luat ion is ob ta in ed , in clu d in g th e locat ion of th e eva luat ion an d th e q ua lificat ion s of th e exam in e r , s ha ll be th e s am e a s th e cr it e r ia  that  th e p u blic a ge n cy u ses w h e n it in it iat es an eva luat ion .  The ass ociat ed cost s sha ll be reasona bly in a ccor d with th ose ident ified by th e public agency p ur s uant t o UN DER subru le (2)(1) of th is ru le.

(7)(4) The sch ool distr ict sha ll disclose to th e par ent ,  befor e  evaluat ion,  wheth er  th e exam iner who was contra cted to provide an indepe ndent educat iona l evaluat ion provides services to th e public agency that ar e in addition to th e indepe ndent EDUCATIO NAL evaluat ion.

(8)(5) An indepe ndent EDUCATIO NAL evaluat ion sha ll not be conducted by an exam iner or exam iners who oth erwise or regular ly contra ct with th e public agency to provide services, un less th e exam iner or exam iners ar e agreeable to th e par ent .

 

R 340 .1724     Impa rti al due  process  hea ri ng .

Ru le 24 . (1) A  par ent ,  th e  distr ict  of  reside nce,  th e  distr ict  of  operat ion,  THE MIC HIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLI ND, or th e dep artm ent ma y initiat e a hear ing on an y of th e matt ers des cr ibe d in R 340 .1723 a (1 )(a ) an d (b ) an d (2 ). PE RTAINING TO THE IDEN TIFICATIO N, EVALUATIO N, EDUCATIO NAL PLACEMEN T OF THE STUD EN T, OR THE  PROVISION  OF A FREE  APP ROPRIATE PU BLIC  EDUCATIO N.

The part y initiat ing a hear ing sha ll notify th e oth er part ies, IN WRITING , of it s int ent to initiat e th e hear ing.

(2)    The hear ing sha ll be arran ged or con ducted by th e distr ict of reside nce of th e pe r s on, an d th e distr ict of reside nce sha ll pay all direct cost s incurr ed by th e sch ool distr ict as a result of arran ging or conducting th e hear ing.

(3) T h e d is tr ict of r eside n ce s ha ll in form th e p ar e nt , in w r it in g, of an y fr ee or low-cos t leg a l or oth e r r elev ant se r vices a va ila ble in th e ar e a if th e p ar e nt r eq u es t s th e in format ion or if th e p ar e nt or th e a ge n cy in it iat es a h e ar in g un de r th is ru le.

THE WRITT EN STI PU LATIO N TO THE DEP ARTM EN T. Aft er th e appointm ent or contra ct  SELECTIO N  OF  A HE ARING OFF ICER, th e hear ing ma y  s t ill be  DELAYED

 

 

WITH THE APP ROVAL OF THE HE ARING OFF ICER OR t erm inat ed UP ON WRITTEN

STI PU LATIO N OF THE by public agency an d THE par ent s t ip u lat ion with out a pp r ova l of th e dep artm e nt  or  h e ar in g office r ; h oweve r , de la ys , s u spe n s ion s , or  a d journm e nt s of th e p r oced ur e r eq u ir e p r ior a pp r ova l of  th e  h e ar in g  office r .  A  copy  of  th e  st ipulat ion  to term inat e sha ll be provided to th e hear ing officer AND TO THE DEP ARTMEN T.

(5) ) I nt e r p r e t e r s s ha ll be p r ovided for pe r s on s of lim it ed En gli s h -spe ak in g a bili t y an d for th e de a f.

(6) ) Ea ch p u blic a ge n cy r esp on s ible for arran gin g or con d u ct in g a h e ar in g s ha ll p r od u ce a w r itt e n , ve r b at im tran s cr ip t of th e h e ar in g, an d , u p on r eq u es t of th e h e ar in g office r or an y p art y t o th e h e ar in g, s ha ll p r ovide th e r eq u es t e r with a cop y of th e tran s cr ip t with in th e pe r iod of t im e r eq u ir ed for th e w r itt e n de cis ion of th e h e ar in g office r .

(7)(4) Ea ch  public  agency  resp onsible  for  arran ging  or  conducting  a  hear ing  sha ll imm ediat ely for war d to th e dep artm ent 2 copies of th e hear ing decision; 1 with all persona l ident ifiers perta ining to th e stu dent deleted an d 1 with persona l ident ifiers included.

(8) T h e dep artm e nt , u p on  r eceip t ,  s ha ll  tran s m it  t o  th e  spe cia l  ed u cat ion  a d vis or y comm itt ee , a cop y of e a ch h e ar in g de cis ion with pe r s ona l ide nt ifie r s de le t ed .

(9)   (5) The dep artm ent sha ll send a copy of th e decision to th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict with a notice to in form th e dep artm ent that th e decision ha s been implement ed p ur s uant  t o R 340 .1725b (8 ).

(6)   ANY PARTY WHO IS AGGRI EVED BY THE FINDINGS AND THE DECISIO N OF A HE ARING CONDUCTED UN DER THIS RULE MAY APPE AL TO THE DEP ARTMEN T WITHIN 25 CALEN DAR DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE DECISIO N FOR A STATE REVIEW. THE APPE ALING  PARTY SHALL SEN D  A  COPY  OF  THE  PARTY’S APPE AL TO THE OTHE R PARTY. THE DEP ARTMEN T OF EDUCATIO N SHALL ADOPT PROC EDURES  FOR  APP OINTMEN T  OF  REVIEW  OFF ICERS  AND  AN APPE AL PROC ESS.

(7)    IN THE ABSEN CE OF AN APPE AL, UN LESS  OTHE RWIS E  SPE CIFIED IN  THE HE ARING OFF ICER’S DECISIO N OR THE REVIEWING OFF ICI AL’S DECISIO N, THE DECISIO N SHALL BE IMPLEMEN TED BY THE PU BLIC AGEN CY WITHIN 15 SCHOOL DAYS OF THE AGEN CY’S RECEIPT OF THE DECISIO N.

 

R 340 .1724 a     Impa rti al hea ri ng offic e r; appointment  .

Ru le 24 a. (1) The superint endent of th e public agency sha ll contra ct for th e services of an impart ia l hear ing officer who is mutua lly agreeable to both part ies or who ha s been appoint ed by th e dep artm ent . If th e par ent  an d  th e  public agency  cann ot  agree  on  a hear ing   officer    WITHIN    14    CALEN DAR    DAYS    FOLLOWI NG    THE    HE ARING

REQUES T, THEN th e superint endent sha ll IMMEDIATELY request that th e dep artm ent appoint an impart ia l hear ing officer ACCORDI NG TO PROCEDURES  ESTABLIS HE D BY THE DEP ARTM EN T.

(2)   ) A hear ing sha ll not be conducted by an y of th e followin g in d ivi d ua ls :

(a) ) A pe r s on w h o is an e m p loyee of a p u blic a ge n cy in volve d in th e ed u cat ion or car e of th e pe r s on .

(b) An y  pe r s on  with  a  pe r s ona l  or  p r ofessi ona l  int e r es t  w h ich  wou ld  con flict  with  th e pe r s on 's ob je ct ivi t y in th e h e ar in g.

 

 

int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict of which th e involved loca l SCHOOL distr ict is a part .

(3) ) A pe r s on  w h o q ua lifie s t o con d u ct  a  h e ar in g un de r  s u b ru le (2 ) of th is ru le is n ot  an e m p loyee of th e a ge n cy s olely be cau se th e pe r s on is contra ct ed t o se r ve a s th e h e ar in g officer .

(4)(3) Ea ch public agency sha ll keep a curr ent  dep artm ent -developed  an d  dep artm ent - distr ibut ed list of th e persons TRAIN ED AS HE ARING OFF ICERS ACCORDI NG TO PROCEDURES ESTABLIS HE D BY THE DEP ARTMEN T who serve as hear ing officers. This list sha ll be provided to par ent s upon an y request for a hear ing. The list sha ll include a stat ement of qua lificat ions of each of th ose THE LIST ED persons.

 

R 340 .1724b     H ea ri ng ri ghts .  RES CIND

      R u l e 24b . (1) An y p art y t o a h e ar in g ha s a ll of th e followin g r ight s :

(a) ) T h e r ight t o be r ep r ese nt ed , a ccom p an ie d , an d a d vised by coun se l an d by in d ivi d ua ls w h o  ha ve  spe cia l  kn owledge  or  tra in in g  with  r espe ct  t o  th e  p r oble m s  of  pe r s on s  with d is a bili t ie s .

(b) ) T h e r ight t o p r ese nt evide n ce an d con fr ont , cr oss -exam in e , an d com pe l th e att e n d an ce of witn esses .

(c)T h e r ight t o p r oh ibi t th e intr od u ct ion of an y evide n ce or th e d ir e ct  t es t im on y of an y witn ess if th e evide n ce or t es t im on y ha s n ot bee n d is closed t o th e p art y at le a s t 5 ca le n d ar  d a ys be for e th e h e ar in g.

(d) ) T h e r ight t o ob ta in a w r itt e n or ele ctr on ic ve r b at im r e cor d of th e h e ar in g. (e ) T h e r ight t o ob ta in w r itt e n fin d in gs of fa ct an d de cis ion s .

(2) )  T h e  p ar e nt  ma y  r eq u es t  an d  ob ta in  a lt e rnat e  form s  of  th e  ve r b at im  r e cor d  t o  be p r ovided in th e p ar e nt 's nat ive lan gua ge.

(3) ) Par e nt s w h o ar e in volve d in h e ar in gs ha ve b oth of th e followin g r ight s : (a ) T h e r ight t o ope n th e h e ar in g t o th e p u blic.

(b ) T h e r ight t o ha ve th e pe r s on w h o is th e s u b je ct of th e h e ar in g p r ese nt .

(4) ) T h e de cis ion ma de by th e h e ar in g office r is fina l, un le ss a p art y a ppe a ls p ur s uant t o th e  p r ovis ion s of R 340 .1725 .

 

Ne w Rule:

R 340 .1724 c     R esc i nded .  EXP ED ITED HE ARINGS.

Ru le  24 c .  (1)  THE  EXPE DIT ED  HE ARING  PROCESS   SHALL   BE   A  1-TIER HE ARING PROC ESS. THE SU PE RINTEN DEN T OR  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFF ICER OF EACH PU BLIC AGEN CY SHALL CONTRACT FOR THE SERVICES OF A MUTUALLY  AGREE D   UP ON   IMPARTI AL   SPE CIAL   EDUCATIO N   HE ARING OFF ICER WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A WRITT EN REQUES T FOR AN EXPE DIT ED HE ARING.

(2)    IF THE PARTI ES TO AN EXPE DIT ED HE ARING CANN OT MUTUALLY AGREE ON  THE  SELECTIO N  OF  AN  IMPARTI AL  SPE CIAL   EDUCATIO N   HE ARING OFF ICER, THEN THE PU BLIC AGEN CY SHALL REQUES T THE DEP ARTM EN T TO IMMEDIATELY APP OINT A SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N HE ARING OFF ICER FROM THE

 

 

CURREN T DEP ARTMEN T-DEVELOPE D AND DEP ARTMEN T-DISTRIB UTED LIST OF THE PE RSO NS WHO SERVE AS  HE ARING  OFF ICERS  AS  REQUI RED  BY  R 340 .1724 a(3).

(3)         EXPE DIT ED   HE ARINGS   SHALL   ADDRESS   ONLY   THOSE   ISSU ES    OF DIS AGREE MEN T RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWI NG:

(A)         A DETERMI NATIO N THAT  A  STUD EN T’S  BEH AVIOR  WAS  NOT  A MANIFES TATIO N OF THE STUD EN T’S DIS ABILIT Y.

(B)     A DECISIO N REGARDI NG THE PROVISION OF AN APP ROPRIATE INT ERIM ALTE RNATIVE E DUCATIO NAL SETTI NG.

(C)     SEE KING AN INT ERIM ALTERNATIVE SETTI NG FOR NOT MORE THAN 45 DAYS FOR A STUD EN T  WHO  MAY  DEMONSTRATE  POTEN TIAL  HARMFU L  OR IN J URIO US BEH AVIOR TO HIMS ELF, HE RSELF, OR OTHE RS.

(4)   THE PARTI ES TO AN EXPE DIT ED HE ARING SHALL, WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS BEF ORE THE HE ARING, PROVIDE TO THE OTHE R PARTY WITH A  LIST  OF POTEN TIAL WITN ESSES, ANY DOCUMEN TS TO BE USE D AS EVIDEN CE, INCLUDING , BUT NOT LIMIT ED TO, ANY PE RTI NEN T EVALUATIO NS AND RECOMM EN DATIO NS.

(5)      THE SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N HE ARING OFF ICER HAS THE AUTHORIT Y TO RULE ON A REQUES T TO BAR ANY EVIDEN CE  TO BE USE D IN AN EXPE DIT ED HE ARING NOT DISCLOS ED TO THE OTHE R PARTY AT LEAST 5 BUSINESS DAYS BEF ORE THE EXPE DIT ED HE ARING ONLY WHEN THE  INTRODUCTION  OF EVIDEN CE IS DIS PU TED BY THE OTHE R PARTY.

(6)    THE SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N HE ARING OFF ICER SHALL REN DER AND MAIL A FIN AL DECISIO N TO ALL PARTI ES WITHIN 45 CALEN DAR DAYS AFTER THE RECEIPT OF THE WRITTEN REQUES T FOR AN EXPE DIT ED HE ARING FROM THE SU PE RINTEN DEN T OR HIS OR HE R DESIGN EE WITHOUT EXCEP TIO NS OR TIM E EXTEN SIONS .

(7)               ANY PARTY TO THE EXPE DIT ED HE ARING WHO  IS AGGRI EVED BY THE DECISIO N OF THE HE ARING OFF ICER MAY APPE AL THE DECISIO N TO A COURT OF COMPE TEN T J URISDICTIO N.

 

R 340 .1724 d     Med iatio n.

Ru le 24 d. (1) An y p art y t o a h e ar in g, be for e th e h e ar in g, A PAREN T OR AGEN CY ma y request a mediat ion pr ocess in which th e relief sought con sists of a mutua lly agreeable sett lement between th e part ies OF A DIS PU TE THAT MIG HT BE THE SUB J ECT OF A COMPLAINT UN DER PART 8 OF THE RULES OR A DUE PROCESS HE ARING.

(3) T h e m edi at ion s ha ll ha ve n o e ffe ct on th e n orma l p r ogr ess of th e ca se t ow ar d a h e ar in g, excep t in a ccor d an ce with R 340 .1724 (4 ). THE STATE BOARD SHALL APP ROVE PROCEDURES REGARDI NG THE MEDIATIO N PROCESS.

(4) I f a ll th e p art ie s a ccep t th e m edi at or 's r ecomm e n d at ion s , th e m edi at or s ha ll s u b m it th e w r itt e n r ep ort t o a ll p art ie s . With in 5 s ch ool d a ys of r e ceip t of th e r ep ort , an in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee s ha ll be con ve n ed t o in cor p orat e th e a gr ee m e nt int o th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram .

 

 

(5) I f an y p art y r e je ct s th e m edi at or 's r e comm e n d at ion s , th e ca se s ha ll p r oceed t o h e ar in g in th e n orma l fa s h ion .

 

R 340 .1725     Administ r ative  appea l ; i mpa rti a l r ev i e w . RES CIND

      R u l e 25 . (1) An y p art y w h o is a ggr ieve d by th e fin d in gs an d th e de cis ion of a h e ar in g con d u ct ed p ur s uant  t o th e p r ovis ion s of R 340 .1724 ma y a ppe a l t o th e dep artm e nt with in 25 ca le n d ar d a ys of r e ceip t of th e de cis ion for a s tat e r eview .   T h e a ppe a lin g p art y s ha ll se n d a cop y of th e p art y's a ppe a l t o th e oth e r p art y

(2) ) I f th e r e is an a ppe a l, th e dep artm e nt s ha ll con d u ct an im p art ia l r eview of th e h e ar in g. T h e officia l w h o con d u ct s th e r eview s ha ll d o a ll of th e followin g:

(a) ) E xam in e th e e nt ir e h e ar in g r e cor d , w h ich s ha ll be p r ovided t o th e s tat e by th e p u blic a ge n cy in w r itt e n ve r b at im form .

(b) ) En s ur e that th e p r oced ur es at th e h e ar in g we r e con s is t e nt with th e r eq u ir e m e nt s of d u e p r ocess .

(c)Seek a dd it iona l evide n ce if n e cess ar y. I f a h e ar in g is h eld t o r e ceive a dd it iona l evide n ce , th e r ight s spe cifie d in R 340 .1724b a pp ly.

(d)) Affor d th e p art ie s an opp ortun it y for ora l or w r itt e n ar gum e nt , or both , at th e d is cr e t ion of th e r eviewi n g officia l.

(e) ) M ak e an in depe n de nt de cis ion on com p le t ion of th e r eview .  T h e r eviewi n g office r ma y a ffirm , r eve r se , or m od ify th e de cis ion of th e h e ar in g office r .

(f)Give  a  cop y  of  th e  w r itt e n  fin d in gs  an d  th e  de cis ion  t o  th e  p art ie s ,  s u bject  t o  th e p r ovis ion s of R 340 .1723b (2 ) an d (3 ).

(g) Se n d a cop y of th e de cis ion t o th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict with a n ot ice t o in form th e dep artm e nt w h e n th e de cis ion ha s  bee n  im p le m e nt ed  p ur s uant  t o th e  p r ovis ion s  of R 340 .1725b (8 ).

(3) ) T h e de cis ion ma de by th e r eviewi n g officia l is fina l, un le ss a p art y b r in gs a civil a ct ion  p ur s uant t o th e p r ovis ion s of R 340 .1725 a .

 

R 340 .1725 a     C ivil action .  RES CIND

      R u l e 25 a . (1 ) An y p art y a ggr ieve d by th e fin d in gs an d de cis ion ma de in a h e ar in g an d w h o d oes n ot ha ve th e r ight t o a ppe a l un de r R 340 .1725 , an d an y p art y a ggr ieve d by th e de cis ion of a r eviewi n g office r un de r R 340 .1725 , s ha ll ha ve th e r ight t o b r in g a civil a ct ion with r espe ct t o th e iss u e p r ese nt ed p ur s uant t o th is ru le with out r egar d t o th e am ount in contr ove r s y. A civil a ct ion ma y be b r ou ght in an y court of com pe t e nt jur isd ict ion .

 

R 340 .1725b       T i me li nes and convenience   o f hea ri ngs and r ev i e w s . RES CIND

R u l e 25b . (1)  A h e ar in g s ha ll be s ch ed u le d n ot le ss than  15 , n or m or e than  30 , ca le n d ar d a ys followin g r e ceip t of th e r eq u es t fr om a p ar e nt or th e p u blic a ge n cy.

(2) ) T h e h e ar in g office r s ha ll, n ot lat e r than  30 ca le n d ar d a ys a ft e r th e h e ar in g, d o b oth of th e followin g:

(a) ) Re a ch a fina l de cis ion r egar d in g th e h e ar in g.

(b) Se n d a cop y of th e de cis ion , by ce rt ifie d ma il, r eceip t r eq u es t ed , t o e a ch of th e p art ie s an d t o th e dep artm e nt .

(3) ) T h e t ota l num be r of d a ys s t ip u lat ed in s u b ru le s (1) an d (2) of th is ru le s ha ll n ot be m or e than 45 ca le n d ar d a ys .

 

 

(4) T h e dep artm e nt , u p on r eceip t of a w r itt e n r eq u es t for a r eview , an d u p on th e r eceip t of th e tran s cr ip t s an d exh ibi t s , s ha ll in s ur e that  with in 30 ca le n d ar d a ys a fina l de cis ion is  r e a ch ed in th e r eview an d a cop y of th e de cis ion is se nt , by ce rt ifie d ma il, r eceip t r eq u es t ed ,   t o e a ch of th e p art ie s .

(5) ) Ea ch h e ar in g an d e a ch r eview in volvi n g ora l ar gum e nt s s ha ll be con d u ct ed at a t im e an d p la ce r e a s ona bly con ve n ie nt t o th e p art ie s in volve d .

(6) ) I n th e a bse n ce of an a ppe a l, un le ss oth e r wise spe cifie d in th e h e ar in g office r 's de cis ion or th e r eviewi n g officia l's de cis ion , th e de cis ion s ha ll be im p le m e nt ed by th e p u blic a ge n cy with in 15 s ch ool d a ys of th e a ge n cy's r e ceip t of th e de cis ion .

 

R 340 .1725 c     Student 's status  du ri ng p r oceedings .  RES CIND

R u l e 25 c . (1)  D ur in g th e pe n de n cy of an y a d m in is trat ive or ju d icia l p r oceedi n g pe rt in e nt   t o th is p art , un le ss th e p u blic a ge n cy an d th e p ar e nt s of th e pe r s on a gr ee oth e r wise , th e pe r s on in volve d in th e h e ar in g s ha ll r e ma in in th eir p r ese nt ed u cat iona l p la ce m e nt .