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Rule 99 .
(1) Fu ll a pp r ova l a s a t e a ch e r of th e aut is t icTHE TEACHE R EDUCATIO N PROGR AM FOR TEACHE RS OF STUD EN TS WITH AUTISM sha llbe grant ed t o ape r s on w h o m ee t s both of th e followin g r eq u ir e m e nt sINCLUD E A MINI MUM OF 30 SEMESTER OR EQUI VALEN T HOURS RELATING TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWI NG AREAS:(a)) S u ccess fu lly com p le t es a ll r eq u ir e m e nt s for t e m p orar y a pp r ova l a s a t e a ch e r of th eaut is t ic.(b)P ossesses 1 ye ar of s u ccess fu l expe r ie n ce in an a pp r ove d p r ogram for aut is t ic pe r s on s .(2)) Te m p orar y a pp r ova l a s a t e a ch e r of th e aut is t ic s ha ll be grant ed t o a pe r s on w h o m ee t sb oth of th e followin g r eq u ir e m e nt s :(a)) Ha s fu ll a pp r ova l in 1 oth e r ar e a of spe cia l ed u cat ion a s spe cifie d in R 340 .1782 .(b)) Is r e comm e n ded by a college or un ive r s it y a pp r ove d by th e s tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion a sha vin g de m on s trat ed kn owledge an d com pe t e n cy in a ll of th e followin g ar e a s :(A)
(i)Syndrome of aut ism, including it s etiology.(B)
(ii)Child development , with spe cial empha sis on lan gua ge, commun icat ion, an d cogn itive development .(C)
(iii )Beha viora lmana ge m e ntINT ERVEN TIO N t echn iques.(D)
(iv)Systemat ic curr iculum development , with special empha sis on persona l adjustm ent an d prevocat iona l educat ion.(E)
(v )Home/sch ool int era ctions.(F)
(vi)Fam ily an d commun ity support services.)F our -se m es t e r -h our p ra ct icum , or eq u iva le nt , with aut is t ic pe r s on s .(3)) A t e a ch e r curr e nt ly e m p loye d in a p r ogram spe cifica lly des ign ed for aut is t ic s tu de nt s , a sauth or ize d in th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict p lan , s ha ll be grant ed fu ll a pp r ova l on th ed at e th is ru le tak es effect . Ve r ificat ion by th e d is tr ict 's s u pe r int e n de nt or th e p r ograms u pe r vis or of th e aut is t ic im p a ir ed p r ogram that th e t e a ch e r ha s de m on s trat ed kn owledgean d com pe t e n cy in th e ar e a s lis t ed in s u b ru le (2 ) of th is ru le s ha ll be s u b m itt ed t o th edep artm e nt .R 340 .1799 a Teache rs of STUDEN TS WITH physica l
lyIMP AIRMEN T and STUDEN TS WITH othe rwis ehea lt hi mpa ir edIMP AIRMEN T; specia l requiremen ts .Ru le 99 a. The teacher educat ion program for teachers of
th eSTUD EN TS WITH physicallywiseim p a ir edIMPAIRMEN T sha ll include a minimum of 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s.I na dd it ion t o th e r eq u ir e m e nt s of R 340 .1781 , tThe teacher educat ion program for teachers of stu dent s with physicallywisessha ll include all of th e followin g:(a) A minimum of 12 semester OR EQUI VALEN T hour s of spe cial sk ills an d techn iques for work ing with STUD EN TS WITH physical
lywiseim p a ir ed s tu de nt sIMPAIRMEN T, including a ll of th e following:(i) Medi cal aspects of temporar y an d perman ent physical disabilities of a wide var iety.
(ii) Impact of neur ological impairm ent s an d menta l
r e tar d at ionIMPAIRM EN TS on learn ing.(iii) Equipment an d techn iques of physical mana gement of STUD EN TS WITH physical
lyIMPAIRMEN T an d STUD EN TS WITH oth erwiseim p a ir ed s tu de nt sIMP AIRM EN T.(iv) Meth ods an d mat erials for tra ining, obse rvat ion, an d assess ment of STUD EN TS WITH physical
lywiseim p a ir ed s tu de nt sIMPAIRMEN T, including t echn iques for nonvocal commun icat ion.(b) A minimum of 10 semester OR EQUI VALEN T hour s in th e development of com petence in ALL OF th e following ar eas:
(i) Ability to work as a member of a mu lt idisciplinar y E VALU ATIO N team which includes medical an d param edical personn el an d to supervise para pr ofessi ona l personn el.
(ii) Ability to develop an d implement an instru ct iona l plan for stu dent s, including th ose con fined to home or a hospita l.
(iii) Ability to explain th e con dition of th e stu dent an d th e con dition's impact on learn ing an d to serve as a resour ce person for STUD EN TS WITH physical
lywiseim p a ir ed s tu de nt sIMPAIRMEN T with inr egu larGENE RAL an d spe cial educat ion classes .(iv) bility to coun sel stu dent s regar ding all of th e followin g:
(A) Human sexua lit y.
(B) Home, fam ily, an d commun ity living.
(C) Car eer selection.
(D) The use of loca l, stat e, an d nat iona l resour ces.
(v) ) Ability to develop, implement , an d rein for ce special instru ct ion in all of th e followin g life sk ill ar eas:
(A) Self-h elp sk ills.
(B) Recreat ion an d leisur e t ime activities.
(C) Commun ity tran sportat ion an d mobility.
(D) Re cru itm e nt .(E )(D) Use of persona l aids.(vi) Ability to un derstan d th e role an d fun ct ion of relat ed service personn el an d to work in con jun ct ion with th em in th e development an d implementat ion of spe cial instru ct iona l program s or techn iques necess ar y
t o aFOR STUD EN TS WITH physicallywiseim p a ir ed in d ivi d ua lIMP AIRM EN T.(vii) bility to obse rve an d assess stu dent s with physical IMPAIRMEN T an d STUD EN TS WITH oth er health impairm ent
sthr ough th e use of forma l an d in forma l t ools an d techn iques.(viii) )Abilit y to work int ensively an d extensively with par ent s of stu dent s, both as a home instru ctor for infant s an d th eir par ent s an d as a lia ison between th e educat iona l agencies an d th e home.
(c)
Dir e ct ed s tu de nt t e a ch in g with p h ys ica lly an d oth e r wise h e a lth im p a ir ed s tu de nt s p ur s uant t o R 340 .1782 (c).R 340 .1799b Teache rs of
t heSTUDEN TS WITH visua lly i mpa ir edIMP AIRMEN T; specia l re quiremen ts .Rule 99b .
I n a dd it ion t o th e r eq u ir e m e nt s lis t ed in R 340 .1781 , tThe teacher educat ion program for teachers ofth eSTUD EN TS WITH visua llyim p a ir edIMPAIRMEN T sha ll include a minimum of 30 semester OR EQUI VALEN T hour s relat ing to th e followin g ar eas: (a) Twelve semester OR EQUI VALEN T hour s of spe cial sk ills an d techn iques for work ing with th e STUD EN TS WITH visua llyim p a ir edIMPAIRMEN T, including a ll of th e following:(i) Beginn ing an d advan ced bra ille .
(ii) Meth ods of teaching
th e blin d an d p art ia lly s ight edSTUD EN TS WITH VISU AL IMP AIRM EN T.(iii) Special equipment an d it s use for
th eSTUD EN TS WITH visua llyim p a ir edIMP AIRM EN T.(b) Ten semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s in th e development of competence in ALL OF th e followin g ar eas:
(i) Ability to work as a member of a mu lt idisciplinar y E VALU ATIO N team which includes medical an d techn ical personn el.
(ii) bility to develop an d implement a curr iculum an d an instru ct iona l program for a ran ge of STUD EN TS WITH visua l
lyim p a ir ed s tu de nt sIMP AIRM EN T.(iii) Ability to implement an d support a program of commun icat ion sk ills an d techn iques an d to implement an d support a program of orientat ion an d mobility sk ills as deemed appropriat e for th e stu dent .
(iv) Ability to explain th e stru ctur e an d fun ct ion of th e eye an d th e impact of vision impairm ent on learn ing an d to serve as a resour ce person an d con sultant for STUD EN TS WITH visua l
lyim p a ir ed s tu de nt sIMPAIRM EN T inr egu larGENE RAL an d spe cial educat ion classes .(v) Ability to instru ct STUD EN TS WITH visua l
lyim p a ir ed s tu de nt sIMPAIRM EN T regar ding all of th e following:(A) Human sexua lit y.
(B) Home, fam ily, an d commun ity living.
(C) Car eer selection.
(D) The use of loca l, stat e, an d nat iona l resour ces.
(vi) Ability to develop an d implement spe cial instru ct ion in ALL OF th e followin g life sk ill ar eas:
(A) Self-h elp sk ills.
(B) Recreat ion an d leisur e t ime activities.
(C) Commun ity tran sportat ion an d mobility.
(D) Re cru itm e nt .(E )(D) Use of persona l aids.(vii) bility to work int ensively an d extensively with par ent s of STUD EN TS WITH visua l
lyim p a ir ed s tu de nt sIMPAIRMEN T, both as a home instru ctor for par ent s an d as a lia ison between th e educat iona l agencies an d th e home.(c)
Dir e ct ed s tu de nt t e a ch in g with vis ua lly im p a ir ed s tu de nt s p ur s uant t o R 340 .1782 (c).R 340 .1799 c Teache rs of STUDEN TS WITH hea ri ng
i mpa ir edIMP AIRMEN T; specia l re quiremen ts .Ru le 99 c . (1) The teacher educat ion program for teachers of
th eSTUD EN TS WITH hear ingim p a ir edIMPAIRMEN T sha ll include a minimum of 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s.I n a dd it ion t o th e r eq u ir e m e nt s lis t ed in R 340 .1781 , tThe teacher educat ion program for teachers of th e STUD EN TS WITH hear ingim p a ir edIMPAIRM EN T sha ll meet th e coun cil on educat ion of th e deaf stan dar ds or sha ll, at a minimum , include 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s relat ing to th e following ar eas:(a) Lan gua ge an d linguistics.
(b) Audiology an d spee ch science.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Educat ion.
(2) Stu dent s sha ll com plete a program that is des igned to develop th e followin g com petencies:
(a) Knowledge of linguistics, th eories of lan gua ge development , an d th e var ious spe cial meth ods used to assess an d develop lan gua ge com petence.
(b) Ability to ut ilize an individua l diagnostic pr ofile of th e stu dent 's expressive an d receptive lan gua ge sk ills.
(c) Ability to int egrat e lan gua ge development with th e teaching of En glish, math emat ics, socia l stu dies, science, an d oth er academics.
(d) Ability to use var ious an d com bined modes , manua l an d ora l, in both expressive an d receptive commun icat ion with STUD EN TS WITH hear ing
im p a ir ed s tu de nt sIMP AIRM EN T.(e) Knowledge of th e anat omy, physiology, an d path ology of th e organ s of spee ch an d hear ing.
(f) Knowledge of au diological assess ment in format ion an d it s applicat ion to th e individua lized educat ion program of a STUD EN T WITH hear ing
im p a ir ed s tu de ntIMP AIRM EN T.(g) Knowledge of persona l an d group am plificat ion systems, including th eir basic ma int enan ce.
(h) Ability to in cor porat e an d teach appropriat e pr oced ur e to ma ximize th e use of spee ch, spee ch reading, an d au ditory sk ills.
(i) Ability to use systemat ic obse rvat iona l techn iques for esta blishing baseline data , evaluat ing problem ar eas, an d for docum ent ing an d assess ing progress .
(j) Knowledge of th e psychological an d sociologica l impact of severe/pr ofoun d hear ing impairm ent , including in format ion about th e
a d u lt de a fcommun ity/de a fcultur e OF ADULT PE RSO NS WHO ARE DEAF.(k) Ability to ident ify an d use loca l, stat e, an d nat iona l resour ces in support of STUD EN TS WITH hear ing
im p a ir ed s tu de nt sIMPAIRMEN T, th eir par ent s, an d th eir educat iona l program .(l) Ability to orient par ent s,
r egu larGENE RAL sch ool sta ff, an d administrat ors to th e un ique needs an d learn ing styles ofth e h e ar in g im p a ir edstu dent s WITH HE ARING IMP AIRM EN T.(m) Ability to assess commun icat ion, academic, an d socia l/emotiona l development of STUD EN TS WITH hear ing
im p a ir ed s tu de nt sIMP AIRM EN T.(n) Ability to relat e diagnostic in format ion in fun ct iona l term s to par ent s an d support service specialists.
(o) Ability to des ign an d implement an educat iona l program appropriat e to th e individua l stu dent 's commun icat ion, academic, prevocat iona l, an d socia l needs .
(p) Ability to modify an d adapt pr oced ur es for teaching reading, math , an d oth er academic subjects to STUD EN TS WITH hear ing
im p a ir ed s tu de nt sIMP AIRM EN T.(3) Befor e assignm ent to directed stu dent teaching, each stu dent sha ll spe nd a minimum of 60 clock hour s in program s ut ilizi ng var ious commun icat ion modes , both manua l an d ora l.
(4) S tu de nt s s ha ll com p le t e d ir ect ed s tu de nt t e a ch in g with h e ar in g im p a ir ed s tu de nt sp ur s uant t o R 340 .1782 (c).(5) THE COUN CIL ON THE EDUCATIO N OF THE DEAF STANDARDS , AS CIT ED IN SUBRUL E (1) OF THIS RULE, ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE COMMITT EE ON PROFE SSION AL PREP ARATIO N AND CERTI FICATIO N, GALLAUDET UNI VERSIT Y, 800 FLORID A AVENUE , N.E., WASHINGTON , D.C., 2002 -3695 , AND ALSO FROM THE DEP ARTMEN T AT NO COST FOR REP RODUCTIO N.
R 340 .1799 d
Wo r k -study coo r dinato r s ; app r ova l .RES CINDR u l e 99 d .T h e w ork -s tu d y coor d inat or s ha ll m ee t a ll of th e followin g r eq u ir e m e nt s forfu ll a pp r ova l by th e s tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion or it s des ign ee :(a)) Fu ll a pp r ova l a s a t e a ch e r in 1 or m or e ar e a s of spe cia l ed u cat ion .(b)) A m in imum of 3 ye ar s of s at is fa ct or y t e a ch e r expe r ie n ce in spe cia l ed u cat ion , with atle a s t 1 ye ar of t e a ch in g in a spe cia l ed u cat ion cla ss r oom at th e se con d ar y level.(c)Re comm e n d at ion t o th e dep artm e nt by a un ive r s it y or e m p loyin g s u pe r int e n de nt thatth e t e a ch e r ha s th e followin g com pe t e n cie s a s d ocum e nt ed by cour se work , in se r vicetra in in g, or w ork expe r ie n ce :(i)K n owledge of th e e ffe ct s of p h ys ica l an d m e nta l im p a irm e nt on th e in d ivi d ua l's le arn in gan d work p ot e nt ia l.(ii)A b r oa d ran ge of occu p at iona l in format ion , in clu d in g th e a bili t y t o u se th e d ict ionar y ofoccu p at iona l t it le s t o r elat e spe cific sk ill s an d a bili t ie s t o job t it le s .(iii)) S u fficie nt kn owledge of th e fr ee e nt e r p r ise s ys t e m an d b u s in ess mana ge m e nt t o an swe rb a s ic q u es t ion s a b out th e leg a l an d e con om ic im p a ct of th e w ork -s tu d y p r ogram .(iv)T h e a bili t y t o int e r p r e t w a ge an d h our , ch ild la b or , w ork e r s ' com pe n s at ion , an d s ch ool la ws t o s tu de nt s an d e m p loye r s .(v)T h e a bili t y t o d o ta sk ana lys is t o ide nt ify p r e r eq u is it e sk ill s n eeded by th e s tu de nt be for e e ntr y int o th e work s tat ion .(vi)Abili t y t o ana lyze pe r forman ce p r oble m s n eeded t o h elp s tu de nt s w h o ar e n ot m ee t in g e m p loye r expe ctat ion s .(vii)) Abili t y t o w r it e ed u cat iona l object ive s in m e a s ura ble t e rm s for spe cific job ta sks .(viii ) K n owledge of th e r ole an d fun ct ion of a ll of th e followin g:(A)T h e count y dep artm e nt of s ocia l se r vice .(B)) Mich igan e m p loym e nt se cur it y comm iss ion . (C ) Mich igan r e ha bili tat ion se r vices .(D) O th e r a ge n cie s that ma y p r ovide s u pp ort ive se r vices t o han d ica pped pe r s on s .(ix)K n owledge of s ur vey r ese ar ch t e chn iq u es u sed t o ide nt ify commun it y e m p loym e nt n eeds .(x)K n owledge of sk ill s tau ght in vocat iona l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d th e a bili t y t o r elat evocat iona l com pe t e n cie s t o an e m p loye r 's pe r s ona l n eeds .R 340 .1799E “P SYCHOLOGI ST”; DEF INED .
RU LE 99E . “PSYCHOLOGIST ” MEANS AN APP ROVED MIC HIGAN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST WHO IS CERTI FIED BY THE DEP ARTMEN T OR WHO IS A FU LLY LIC EN SED PSYCHOLOGIST .
R 340 .1799 F “SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER ”; DEF INED .
RU LE 1799 F. “SCHOOL SOCI AL WORK ER” MEANS A SCHOOL SOCI AL WORK ER WHO IS APP ROVED BY THE DEP ARTMEN T.
P ART 6. FINANCING
R 340 .1801 Sou rce of funds .
Rule 101 . Fun ds for operat ing an d housing spe cial educat ion program s an d services operat ed by int erm ediat e SCHOOL DISTRICTS ,
an dcon stitu ent LOCAL sch ool distr icts., AND PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES sha ll be derived from fede ra l appropriat ions; genera l an d cat egorical appropriat ions inAct N o. 94 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1979 , a s am e n ded ,bei n g §1979 PA 94, MCL 388 .1601 et seq.of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws, an d kn own as th e stat e sch ool aid act of 1979 ; loca l genera l an d specific propert y ta xes, gifts, grant s, bequests;and tu it ion p a ym e nt sOR P AYMEN TS from a sch ool distr ict sendinghan d ica pped pe r s on sSTUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES to an oth er school distr ict .R 340 .1802 Use of funds .
Rule 102 . Fun ds available to int erm ediat e SCHOOL DISTRICTS ,
an dcon stitu ent school distr icts, AND PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES as provided in R 340 .1801 , ma y be used for ANY OF THE FOLLOWI NG:(a) T
the employment of teachers an d oth er personn el;.(b) T
tran sportat ion ofhan d ica pped pe r s on sSTUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES;.(c) T
the pur cha se an d ma int enan ce of equipment an d supplies;.(d) T
the lease, pur cha se, con stru ct ion, renovat ion, or acquisition of vehicles, sites, buildings or port ions th ereof, an d equipment as deemed necess ar y for sta ff, program s, an d services operat ed pur suant to th e int erm ediat e SCHOOL distr ict plan s as approved by th e stat e boar d of educat ion an d oth er provisions of law.R 340 .1803 Bui lding or pu rchasing faci liti es .
Ru le 103 . When facilities ar e pur cha sed, con stru cted, or renovat ed, with fun ds acquired thr ough sections 1722 to 1729 of
Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a sam e n ded , bei n g §§1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1722 to 380 .1729of th e Mich igan C om p ile dL a ws, for con stitu ent SCHOOL distr icts, fun ds sha ll be used for contra ctua l pur poses which provide that th e con st itu ent SCHOOL distr ict OR PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY sha ll mak e that facility available for special educat ion program s an d services for a period of 25 year s. Disb ur sement of such fun ds sha ll be ma de by th e int erm ediat e distr ict boar d of educat ion pur suant to th e int erm ediat e SCHOOL distr ict plan .R 340 .1805
All o w ance f o r r oom , board , and tra nspo rt ation .RES CINDR u l e 105 .Room , boar d , an d tran sp ortat ion cos t s for spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an dse r vices contra ct ed for by th e s ch ool d is tr ict of r eside n ce s ha ll be p a id by that s ch ool d is tr ictp ur s uant t o th e int e rm edi at e d is tr ict p lan . Par e nt s of pe r s on s se r ve d s ha ll n ot ber esp on s ible for th e cos t of r oom , boar d , an d tran sp ortat ion .R 340 .1806
L oca l schoo l dist ri ct cont rib u tio n .RES CINDR u l e 106 .T h e contr ib ut ion t o be ma de by th e r eside nt s ch ool d is tr ict , if a b a s iced u cat ion p r ogram for pe r s on s is ope rat ed by an oth e r p art y t o th e contra ct un de r th ep r ovis ion s of se ct ion 1751 of Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a s am e n ded , bei n g§380 .1751 of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws , s ha ll be th e t ota l cos t of th e ed u cat ion p r ogramfor e a ch pe r s on m inu s th e gr oss s tat e a id m e m be r s h ip a llow an ce , cat egor ica l a id , an d th eint e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict r eim b ur se m e nt for e a ch pe r s on .R 340 .1808 Repo rti ng costs .
Rule 108 . An int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict ,
es ta blis h in g a p r ogram by contra ct withA loca l sch ool distr icts, OR A PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMYoroperat ing a program un der th ese ru les sha ll submit, to th e superint endent of public instru ct ion, at th e close of th e fiscal year , an itemized report of th e actua l cost of operat ing th e program , including th e cost of tran sportat ion, on form s provided for that pur pose. Report ed actua l cost s for pur poses of reimbur sement sha ll include only th osew h ichTHAT ar e reasona ble an d appropriat e as determ ined by th e superint endent of public instru ct ion.R 340 .1809
State aid to ope r ating schoo l dist ri cts .RES CINDR u l e 109 .T h e int e rm edi at e d is tr ict an d it s loca l d is tr ict s s ha ll be e nt it le d t o r eceiver eim b ur se m e nt for spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices that ar e in com p lian ce withth ese ru le s an d in a ccor d an ce with th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict p lan a s a pp r ove d by th es tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion an d a s p r es cr ibe d in Act N o. 94 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1979 , a sam e n ded , bei n g §388 .1601 e t seq . of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws an d kn ow n a s th e s tat es ch ool a id a ct of 1979 .R 340 .1810
R e i m b u r sement o f specia l educa tio n tra nspo rt ation .RES CINDR u l e 110 .Spe cia lize d tran sp ortat ion or a dd it iona l tran sp ortat ion , or b oth , a s r eq u ir edin th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram for a han d ica pped pe r s on t o r e ceive a fr eea pp r op r iat e p u blic ed u cat ion in th e le a s t r es tr ict ive ed u cat iona l e n vir onm e nt , s ha ll ber eim b ur s a ble a s auth or ize d by Act N o. 94 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1979 , a s am e n ded , bei n g§388 .1601 e t seq . of th e Mich igan Com p ile d L a ws an d kn ow n a s th e s tat e s ch ool a id a ct of1979 .R 340 .1811 Dist rib utio n of intermed iat e m illag e to THE INTER MED IATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ITS constituent SCHOOL dist ri cts AND P UB LIC SCHOOL ACADE MIES .
(2)De t e rm inat ion of con s t itu e nt d is tr ict spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram an d se r vice cos t s s ha llbe b a sed s olely u p on cos t s a s r ep ort ed an d a llowed by th e dep artm e nt w h ich ar e incom p lian ce with th ese ru le s . Cos t s of r eq u ir ed tran sp ortat ion s ha ll be in clu ded .(3)All ope rat iona l r eim b ur se m e nt cla im s s ha ll be b a sed u p on th e a dded cos t s ys t e m .Cla im s s ha ll be ca lcu lat ed by s u b tra ct in g fr om t ota l spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram or se r vicecos t s a ll s tat e an d fede ra l r eim b ur se m e nt s , in clu d in g th e gr oss s tat e a id m e m be r s h ipa llow an ce an d cat egor ica l a id . T h e n e t unr eim b ur sed cos t s s ha ll con s t itut e th e ope rat iona lcos t cla im a ga in s t int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict spe cia l ed u cat ion ta x fun ds .(4)(2)W h e nIF int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict special educat ion ta x fun ds ar e insu fficient to reimbur se con stitu ent claims in full, THEN a like percenta ge of th e claim sha ll be paid for support of each program an d service to each con stitu ent distr ict . Claims for operat ion of special educat ion program s an d services available to all con st itu ent distr icts ma y be reimbur sed in full befor e an y prorat ed payment which ma y becom e necess ar y for oth er program s an d services.(5)(3) Curr ent int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict special educat ion ta x fun ds need not be used to offse t operat iona l claim deficits from prior year s.(6)(4) Amount s ma y be reta ined by th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict for required cash flow pur poses not to exceed 1 year 's operat iona l expe nses for th e pur pose of ma inta ining special educat ion program s an d services operat ed by th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict .(7)(5) Int erm ediat e sch ool distr ictsdes ir in g t o d is tr ib ut e fun ds in a mann e r oth e r than a sse t forth in s u b ru le s (2 ) t o (4 ) of th is ru le an d R 340 .1812sha ll submit th e desired meth od FOR THE DISTRIB UTIO N OF FUN DS TO THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT , ITS CONS TIT UEN T SCHOOL DISTRICTS , AND PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES an dth e reasons th erefor e for approval as part of th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict plan required
un der section 1711 of
Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1711of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws.R 340 .1812 In te rmed iat e schoo l dist ri ct 's use of specia l educa tio n m illag e .
Rule 112 . (1) Costs for th e operat ion of special educat ion program s an d services by th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict , available to all con stitu ent LOCAL SCHOOL distr icts AND PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES, ma y be reimbur sed in full before th e reimbur sement of loca l distr icts from fun ds generat ed by adoption of millage un der sections 1723 an d 1724 of
Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §§1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1723 an d 380 .1724of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws.(2)
W h e nIF int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict special educat ion personn el offer direct services tohan d ica pped pe r s on sSTUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES in some but not a ll constitu ent SCHOOL distr icts, an dw h e nIF prorat ed payment of con stitu ent SCHOOL distr ict operat iona l claims is necess ar y, THEN th e per capita deficit for each stu dent served sha ll be paid by th e distr ict of reside nce or a direct char ge sha ll be ma de to th e loca l distr ict based on th e am ount of deficit an d th e proport ion of t ime th e loca l SCHOOL distr ict received th e service from th e int erm ediat e SCHOOL distr ict .P ART 7. DE VELOP MEN T AND SUB MISS ION OF INTER MED IATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS' P LANS AND MONITORING
R 340 .1831 P lan and mod ificatio n submission .
Rule 131 .(1)
O n or be for e J u ly 1 of 1986 , on a cycle de t e rm in ed by th e dep artm e nt ,eEa ch int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict boar d sha ll submitit s 3 -ye ar p lanAN INT E RME DIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAN FOR SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N to th e stat e boar d of educat ion or it s des ignee to becom e effect iveon J u ly 1 of th e followin g ye arWHEN APP ROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N.(2) Any
int e r ve n in gINT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAN FOR SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N OR SUBS EQUEN T modificat ion APP ROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO Nby th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict p lansha ll bed ir ect edDISTRIB UTED BY THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT to each local school distr ict superint endent , EACH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFF ICER OF A PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY, an d cha irperson of th e par ent advisory comm itt ee with in 7 calendar days of th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict ’Sb oar dRECEIPT OF approvalof th is m od ificat ionBY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N.(3) THE DEP ARTMEN T MAY REQUI RE AN INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MODI FY ITS PLAN IF, AFTER THE EFFE CTI VE DATE OF THE INDI VIDU ALS WITH DIS ABILITI ES EDUCATIO N ACT AMEN DMEN TS OF 1997 , 20 U. S. C. §1400 ET SEQ., THE PROVISIONS OF EITHE R THAT ACT, ITS REGULATIO NS , 34 CFR 300 .1, ET SEQ., THE SCHOOL CODE OF 1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1 ET SEQ., OR THE SE RULES (R 340 .1701 ET SEQ.) ARE AMEN DED, OR THE RE IS A NE W INT ERPRETATIO N OF ANY OF THE SE LAWS OR REGULATIO NS BY AN AGEN CY OR COURT, OR THE DEP ARTMEN T FINDS NONCOMPLIANCE.
(4) SUB J ECT TO SUBRUL E (3), A PLAN SUBMITT ED BY AN INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND APP ROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N
SHALL RE MAIN IN EFFE CT UN TIL THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUBMITS TO THE DEP ARTMEN T OF EDUCATIO N MODI FICATIO NS THAT THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT DEE MS NE CESSARY AND THE MODI FICATIO NS ARE APP ROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N.
R 340 .1832 Content areas .
Rule 132 . (1) An int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict plan for
th e de live r y ofspecial educat ionp r ogram s an d se r vices, or an y modificat ion th ereof, sha ll be an operat iona l plan that sets forthth oseTHE spe cial educat ion program s an d RELATED services to be deliveredd ur in gth e s ch ool ye ar for w h ich th e p lan w a s w r itt e n.T h e p lan ma y a ls o in clu de an y lon g-ran gep lan s for de live r y of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices in futur e ye ar s .The plan sha ll comply with THE SCHOOL CODE OF 1976 PA 451 , MCL(Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blicAct s of 1976 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §380 .1 et seq.of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws ), an d th ese ru les.an dTHE PLAN sha ll ALSO comply with th e following format an d include, at a minimum , ALL OF th e followin gcont e nt ar e a s:I N T ER MED IAT E S C H OOL D I S T R ICT P LANSP a rt 1 . C omp r ehens iv e specia l educa tio n p r og r ams and se r vicesSe ct ion 1 .1 . Pr oced ura l s a feguar ds .(1)) I n s ur e con fide nt ia lit y an d th e p r ot e ct ion of r e cor ds .(2)) Pr ovide p ar e nt n ot ice an d se cur e w r itt e n con se nt be for e p r epl a ce m e nt eva luat ion , orp la ce m e nt of a han d ica pped s tu de nt .(3)AAdvise an d in formhan d ica pped pe r s on sSTUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES, th eir par ent s, an d oth er members of th e commun ity of th e special educat ion opportun it ies required un der th e law; th e obligat ions of th e local SCHOOL DISTRICTS , PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES an d int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict ; an d th e t it le, address , an d telep hone num ber of represe ntat ives ofboth th e loca l an d int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict sTHOSE AGEN CIES who can provide informat ion about th e spe cial educat ion opportun ities.(4)) I n form p ar e nt s of th eir r ight t o ob ta in an in depe n de nt ed u cat iona l eva luat ion an d d u ep r ocess h e ar in g.(5)Ad vise p ar e nt s of th e com p la int p r ocess .Se ct ion 1 .2 . Pu blic a w ar e n ess(B) A DESCRI PTIO N OF
Des cr ibeactivities an d outr each meth ods which ar e used toin s ur eEN SUR E that all citizens ar e awar e of th e availability of spe cial educat ion program s an d services.Se ct ion 1.3. Re fe rra l s ys t e m .Des cr ibe an y p r oced ur es r eq u ir ed by th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict for p r ocessi n g an dr ep ort in g r efe rra ls for pe r s on s u p t o 25 ye ar s of a ge w h o ar e kn ow n t o be , or s u spe ct ed ofbei n g, han d ica pped .Se ct ion 1.4. Dia gn os t ic se r vices .(C) A DESCRI PTIO N OF
Des cr ibeth e typean d am ountof diagnostic AND RELATED services that ar ed ir e ct ly ope rat edAVAILABLE , EITHE R DIR ECTLY OR AS A PU RCHASED SERVICE, with in th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict OR ITS CONSTIT UEN T LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIESan d th ose p ur cha sedor contra ct ed for fr om out s ide th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict.Se ct ion 1 .5 . I n d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee p r oced ur e .(A) Des cr ibe th e p r oced ur e for in clu d in g eligible s tu de nt s on th e int e rm edi at e ce ntra ls tu de nt r egis tr y.(a)) De t e rm in in g eligibili t y, p r ogram s , an d p la ce m e nt of han d ica pped s tu de nt s .(b)) C on d u ct in g an d a d m in is t e r in g th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt eem ee t in g.Se ct ion 1.6. C ont inuum of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices .(1)(D) A DESCRI PTIO N OFDes cr ibeth e special educat ion basicp r ogram s an d s u pp ort ivese r vices , in clu d in g vocat iona l tra in in gprogram s des igned to meet th e educat iona l needs ofhan d ica pped pe r s on sSTUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES.(E) WITHIN AN INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT , THE RATIO OF STUD EN TS RECEIVING PROGR AMS OR SERVICES FROM A SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N TEACHE R IN THE 2001 -2002 SCHOOL YEAR SHALL NOT EXCEE D THE AVERAGE STUD EN T/TEACHE R RATIO COMPU TED FROM DATA COLL ECTED ON THE DECEMBER 1, 2000 , FE DERAL PUP IL COUN T DATE AND THE STATE AND FE DERAL COUN TS TAKEN IN THE SPRING AND FALL OF 2001 . TEACHE RS OF SPEE CH AND LANGUAGE IMPAIRED WHO PROVIDE ONLY SERVICES UN DER R 340 .1745 ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS CALCULATIO N. ALL SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N STUD EN TS WHO RECEIVE PROGR AMS OR SERVICES FROM A SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N TEACHE R (AND FORMER TEACHE R CONSU LTANTS UN DER FORMER R 340 .1749 ) ARE INCLUD ED IN THIS CALCULATIO N, EXCEP T FOR STUD EN TS WHO ONLY RECEIVE SERVICES UN DER R 340 .1745 .
(i) IN SUBS EQUEN T SCHOOL YEARS, THE RATIO DETERMI NE D UN DER THIS SUBRUL E SHALL REMAIN THE MAXIMUM RATIO (OR LESS) OF STUD EN TS TO TEACHE RS, UN LESS ALL OF THE FOLLOWI NG PARTI ES AGREE TO AMEN D THE RATIO :
(A) SU PE RINTEN DEN TS OF INT ERMEDIATE AND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS .
(B) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFF ICERS OF PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES.
(C) THE CHAIRPE RSO N OF THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT PAREN T ADVISOR Y COMMITT EE .
(D) TEACHE R BARGAINING UNI TS.
(ii) ON THE SAME DATE THAT DATA ARE DUE TO THE STATE FOR STATE AND FE DERAL COUN TS, COUN T DATA INDIC ATING ALL INDI VIDU AL TEACHE RS AND THE IR CASELOADS ARE ALSO DUE TO THE PARTI ES LIST ED IN THIS SUBDI VISION .
(iii) THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAN FOR SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N SHALL DESCRIB E THE PROCEDURES, AGREE MEN TS, CONTRACTS , OR OTHE R METHODS OF ACHIEVING THIS RATIO .
(2)Des cr ibe an y a dd it iona l p r ogram s or se r vices , in clu d in g s umm e r s ch ool p r ogram s , work a ct ivi t y ce nt e r s , spe cia lize d p r ogram s , nur s in g h om es , s tat e h osp ita ls , an d m e nta l h e a lth ,corr ect iona l, an d ch ild car e fa cili t ie s .(3)Lis t th e con s t itu e nt d is tr ict s that ha ve bee n a pp r ove d t o gra d uat e han d ica pped pe r s on sw h o ar e s o im p a ir ed that th ey cann ot com p le t e th e r egu lar ed u cat ion p r ogram .Se ct ion 1.7. C ommun it y int egrat ion an d follow -u p .(2)
Des cr ibe th e m e an s by w h ich th e loca l s ch ool d is tr ict an d th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict s ha ll de t e rm in e th e e ffe ct ive n ess of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices an d th eed u cat iona l p lan for e a ch han d ica pped pe r s on .(3)
) Des cr ibe th e p r oced ur e u sed t o ut ilize th e in format ion ga in ed fr om th e 1 ye ar follow -u pt o m od ify th e de live r y of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices . T h e follow -u p s ys t e ms ha ll in clu de a p r oced ur e u sed for de t e rm in in g th e s ch ool-commun it y a d ju s tm e nt s ofhan d ica pped pe r s on s for at le a s t 1 ye ar followin g t e rm inat ion of th eir spe cia l ed u cat ionp r ogram s an d se r vices .P a rt 2 . Management o f specia l educa tio n p r og r ams and se r vices .Se ct ion 2.1. Ad m in is trat ion of p r ogram s an d se r vices .(1)(F)Ide nt ifyTHE IDEN TIT Y OF th e full- or part -t ime LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMYd is tr ictadministrat or who, by position, is resp onsible for th e implementat ion of special educat ion program s an d services.(4)
) Des cr ibe an y a d m in is trat ive p r oced ur e r eq u ir ed by th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict forr eq u es t in g de viat ion s , p r ocessi n g ob je ct ion s t o th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict p lan , an din ve s t igat in g com p la int s .Se ct ion 2.2. Q ua lifie d pe r s onn el.(1 ) E s t imat e th e t ype of p r ofessi ona l an d p ara p r ofessi ona l pe r s onn el n eeded t o p r ovide th espe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices des cr ibe d in se ct ion 1 .6 .(3) Des cr ibe th e p r oced ur es r eq u ir ed by th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict for de t e rm in in g th ep r ofessi ona l de vel op m e nt n eeds of spe cia l ed u cat ion an d ge n e ra l ed u cat ion s ta ff an d th ep lan s for m ee t in g th ese n eeds .(G) THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAN FOR SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N SHALL DESCRIB E THE QUALIFICATIO NS OF PARAPROFE SSION AL PE RSO NNE L.
Se ct ion 2.3. Fa cili t ie s an d tran sp ortat ion .(H) A DESCRI PTIO N OF
Des cr ibe th e t ype of fa cili t ie s an dth e tran sportat ion necess ar y to provide th e spe cial educat ion program s an d services des cribed in SUBDI VISIONS (C) AND(1)Des cr ibe p r oced ur es t o be u sed by th e int e rm edi at e d is tr ict for a pp r ova l of in s tru ct iona lcont e nt of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices .Se ct ion 2 .5 1 .2 M on it or in g an d eva luat ion .Des cr ibe th e m e th od , t im e ta ble , an d cr it e r ia for m on it or in g an d eva luat in g s tat ein s t itut ion s an d p u blic s ch ool spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices with in th eint e rm edi at e d is tr ict .Se ct ion 2 .6 . F ede ra l fun ds .Des cr ibe for e a ch ant icip at ed grant or e nt it le m e nt of fede ra l m on ie s th e s our ce of th e fun ds ,th e ant icip at ed mann e r in w h ich it s ha ll be ut ilize d , an d th e p r ocess of h ow s u ch fun ds s ha llbe d is tr ib ut ed t o, or on be ha lf of, loca l s ch ool d is tr ict s . S u ch des cr ip t ion s ha ll spe cifica llyin clu de rat iona le for th e d is tr ib ut ion of fun ds b a sed on th e spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram an dse r vice n eeds with in th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict .(I) FOR INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS DISTRIB UTING FUN DS UN DER R 340 .1811 (7) A DESCRI PTIO N OF THE METHOD OF DISTRIB UTIO N IN THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAN.
P a rt 3 . P a r en t adviso r y committee .Se ct ion 3.12 .1. O r gan izat iona l s tru ctur e of th e p ar e nt a d vis or y comm itt ee .(I )(J ) A DESCRI PTIO N OFDes cr ibeHOW THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL APP OINT THE PAREN T ADVISOR Y COMMITT EE MEMBERS UN DER RSe ct ion 3.2. R ole an d r esp on s ibili t y of th e p ar e nt a d vis or y comm itt ee .(1)(K) A DESCRI PTIO N OFDes cr ibeth e role an d resp onsibili tyIE S of th e PAREN T ADVISOR Y comm itt ee, including how it sha ll part icipat e in th e coope rat ive development of th e plan , formu lat e objections th ereto, if an y, an d relat ed matt ers, such as th e role an d resp onsibili ty of th e par ent advisory comm itt ee in evaluat ing spe cial educat ion program s an d services with in th e int erm ediat e SCHOOL distr ict .(2)(L) A DESCRI PTIO N OFDes cr ibeth e role an d relat ionship of administrat ive an d oth er sch ool personn el, as well as represe ntat ives of oth er agencies, in assisting th e PAREN T ADVISOR Y comm itt ee in it s resp onsibili ties.Se ct ion 3.2.3. Ad m in is trat ive s u pp ort of th e p ar e nt a d vis or y comm itt ee .(M) A DESCRI PTIO N OF
Des cr ibeth e fiscal an d sta ff resour ces that sha ll be secur ed or allocat ed to th e comm itt ee by th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict to mak e it efficient an d effect ive in operat ion.R 340 .1833 Coope rative deve lopment and rev ie w .
(a ) All p lan s s ha ll be r eviewed with th e r ep r ese ntat ive s of e a ch loca l s ch ool d is tr ict an d th ep ar e nt a d vis or y comm itt ee , in w h ole or in p art , at le a s t q uart e r ly e a ch fis ca l ye ar .(2)IF AN INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT ’S PROC ESS AS SET FORT H IN R 340 .1832 DOES NOT RESULT IN AGREE MEN T AMONG THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT , ITS CONS TIT UEN T LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS , PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES, AND THE PAREN T ADVISOR Y COMMITT EE , REGARDI NG ANY PROVISION OF THE PLAN, THEN THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL DETERMI NE THE CONTEN T OF THE PLAN SUBMITT ED. ANY CONS TIT UEN T LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT , PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY, OR THE PAREN T ADVISOR Y COMMITT EE MAY FILE AN OBJ ECTIO N UN DER R 340 .1836 .R 340 .1834
J oint p l ans .RES CINDR u l e 134 .Tw o or m or e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict s lyi n g with in an ed u cat iona lp lann in g ar e a a s des ignat ed by th e s tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion ma y s u b m it a p lan for th ede live r y of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices u p on a pp r ova l by th e s tat e b oar d ofed u cat ion .R 340 .1835 P lan signatu res .
Rule 135 . Ea ch int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict plan , or modificat ion th ereof, sha ll be signed by all of th e following:
(a) The int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict superint endent , signifying approval by th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict boar d.
(c)
T h e cha ir pe r s on of th e p ar e nt a d vis or y comm itt ee , s ign ifyin g comm itt ee in volve m e nt inth e de vel op m e nt of th e p lan .R 340 .1836 Objec tio ns to plan ; procedu res .
Rule 136 . (1)
At th e t im e th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict p lan , or m od ificat ion th e r eof,is s u b m itt ed t o th e s tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion or it s des ign ee , aAny constitu ent local school distr ict , PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY, or th e par ent advisory comm itt ee, ma y file WITH THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT , objections, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, toth eAN APP ROVED plan OR A PLAN MODI FICATIO N THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITT ED TOTHE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N FOR APP ROVAL
in w h ole or in p art with in 20 15ca le n d ar d a ys of r e ceip t of a cop y of th e p lan p ur s uant t o R 340 .1831. Copies ofth eAN objection to th e plan sha ll, WITHIN 7 CALEN DAR DAYS, be directed TO THE DEP ARTMEN T by th e int erm ediat e SCHOOL DISTRICT boar d of educat ion AND to a ll constitu ent local school distr icts, PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES, an d th e par ent advisory comm itt ee by cert ified ma il, return receipt requested.(2)Objections filed sha ll specify th e port ions of th e plan objected to, conta in a specific stat ement of th e reasons for objection, an d sha ll propose alternat ive provisions.(3)T h e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict , a con s t itu e nt loca l s ch ool d is tr ict , or th e p ar e nt a d vis or y comm itt ee ma y file with th e dep artm e nt a r esp on se t o th e ob je ct ion s on or be for e 20 ca le n d ar d a ys fr om th e d at e of r e ceip t of th e ob je ct ion s .PROCEDURES ESTABLIS HE D BY THE DEP ARTMEN T. AFTER THE
APP OINTMEN T OF THE HE ARING OFF ICER, THE OBJ ECTIO N
T h e h e ar in gma y bea d journ edWITHDRAWN upon writt en st ipulat ion of th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict an d th e objecting part y.(3) THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT , A CONS TIT UEN T LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY, OR THE PAREN T ADVISOR Y COMMITT EE MAY FILE, WITH THE DEP ARTMEN T, A RESPONSE TO THE OBJ ECTIO N BEF ORE THE HE ARING.
(5)(4) With in1530 calendar days after th e closing of th e hear ing, th e hear ing officer sha llmak eREP ORT findings of fact an d con clusions of law an d sha ll recomm end to th e stat e boar d of educat ion wheth er th e plan OR MODI FICATIO N TO THE PLAN should be approved as submitt ed, approved with such oth er modificat ions as deemed appropriat e by th e hear ing officer , or th e objections grant ed as submitt ed.S u chTHE findings an d recomm endat ions sha ll be imm ediat elyse r ve d u p onMAILED BY th e dep artm entan dTO all part iesan swe r in g or r esp on d in gto th e PLANob je ct ion s. Any part y ma y file writt en exceptions tos u chTHE findings an d recomm endat ions with th e stat e boar d of educat ion with in 20 calendar days of receipt of th e findings an d recomm endat ions an d direct copies of th e exceptions to all oth er part ies an d th e dep artm ent .O ra l ar gum e nt r egar d in g s u chexcep t ion s ma y be pe rm itt ed with th e con se nt of th e s tat e boar d of ed u cat ion .The findings, an d recomm endat ions of th e hear ing officer , including an y exceptions, sha ll be submitt ed to th e stat e boar d of educat ion with th e plan . The stat e boar d of educat ion sha ll render a fina l decision with in 30 calendar days from th e dat e th e exceptions were to be filed.R 340 .1837 App rova l of plans .
(a ) T h e s tat e p lan for th e de live r y of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices(b)(A) The provisions of sections 1701 to 1766 ofAct N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a sam e n ded , bei n g §1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1701 to 380 .1766of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws.(c)(B) Michigan ru les promu lgat ed to implement statut ory provisions for special educat ion program s an d services.(d )(C)F ede ra l ru le s p r omu lgat ed t o im p le m e nt s tatut or y p r ovis ion s for han d ica ppedpe r s on s .THE INDI VIDU ALS WITH DIS ABILITI ES EDUCATIO N ACT, 20 U.S.C. §1400 ET SEQ., AND ITS IMPLEMEN TING REGULATIO NS, 34 C.F.R. §300 .1 ET SEQ.(2) Int erm ediat e SCHOOL DISTRICT boar ds of educat ion, con st itu ent loca l sch ool boar ds, PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES, an d th e par ent advisory comm itt ee sha ll be advised by th e stat e boar d of educat ion or it s des ignee as to wheth er th e plan was approved.
on orbe for e F eb ruar y 1 of th e ye ar in w h ich th e p lan is t o comm e n ce . N ot ificat ion of d is a pp r ova lof a p lan , or m od ificat ion th e r eof, s ha ll s tat e th e r e a s on s th e r efor e an d s ha ll spe cify th ea ct ion t o be tak e n by th e int e rm edi at e b oar d of ed u cat ion , if an y, an d th e d at e th e p lan is t obe r es u b m itt ed .R 340 .1838 P aren t adviso ry committee .
Rule 138 . (1) A par ent advisory comm itt ee sha ll be appoint ed by each int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict boar d.
(a) The comm itt ee an d it s officer s sha ll con sist only of par ent s of
han d ica pped pe r s on sSTUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES with at least 1 par ent from each constitu ent local school distr ict AND PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY.(b) Ea ch constitu ent local SCHOOL DISTRICT boar d of educat ion AND EACH PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY BOARD OF DIR ECTORS sha ll nominat e at least 1 par ent .
(c) The int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict boar d of educat ion ma y nominat e additiona l members not to exceed 33 1/3 % of th e tota l par ent advisory comm itt ee membership.
(2) The int erm ediat e SCHOOL DISTRICT boar d of educat ion sha ll mak e every att empt to assur e that all types of impairm ent s an d all ident ifiable organ izat ion S of par ent s of
han d ica pped pe r s on sSTUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES with in th e int erm ediat e school distr ict ar e represe nt ed on th e comm itt ee.(3) The int erm ediat e SCHOOL DISTRICT boar d of educat ion ma y recomm end operat iona l pr oced ur es for comm itt ee review an d adoption.
(4) The int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict sha ll secur e or allocat e fiscal an d sta ff resour ces to th e comm itt ee to mak e it efficient an d effect ive in operat ion.
(5) The par ent advisory comm itt ee
s ha ll ha ve r esp on s ibili t yIS RESPONSI BLE for determ ining an d DOCUMEN TING, IN WRITING , th e organ izat iona l stru ctur e of th e comm itt ee, including all of th e followin g:(a) Officer s an d th eir resp onsibili ties.
(b) Meeting t imes.
(c) Notice of meeting t imes. (d) Vot ing pr oced ur es.
(e) Term s of office.
(f) Relat ed matt ers.
(6) The par ent advisory comm itt ee sha ll part icipat e in th e development of th e INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL distr ict 's plan OR ANY MODI FICATIO N OF THE PLAN for th e delivery of spe cial educat ion program s an d services as required by R 340 .1833 .
(7) The par ent advisory comm itt ee ma y provide advisory input on an y matt ers
w h ichTHAT th e comm itt ee deems appropriat e to th e improvement of special educat ion services with in th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict .R 340 .1839 Monito ri ng and prog ram eva lua tio n .
Rule 139 . (1) The dep artm ent sha ll esta blish, with approval of th e stat e boar d of educat ion, monitoring pr oced ur es, criteria, an d evaluat ion activities to
in s ur eEN SUR E that minimum stan dar ds ar e being achieve d by all public agencies.(2) Ea ch int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict sha ll implement monitoring pr oced ur es an d evaluat ion meth ods developed by th e dep artm ent to
in s ur eEN SUR E that th e stan dar ds an d criteria esta blished ar e being achieve d by th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict,an dth eir con stitu ent SCHOOL distr icts, AND THE IR PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES.P ART 8. COMP LAINTS
R 340 .1851 In te rmed iat e schoo l dist ri ct 's respons ibility for inves tigatio n of comp laints ; repo rt .
(3) An int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict receiving a com plaint un der it s jur isdiction sha ll, dur ing th e pendency of an y proceedi ng st ipulat ed in th is ru le, require an y agency against which th e com plaint was lodged to ma inta in th e educat iona l statu s, program placement , or service of an involved stu dent as it was befor e th e com plaint if, in it s judgment , not doing so ma y con stitut e a violat ion of th e stu dent 's due pr ocess protection or if so directed by th e departm ent .
R 340 .1852 Depa rt men t respons ibiliti es for processing comp laints and conducting state inves tigatio ns .
Rule 152 . (1) The dep artm ent ma y, for good cau se, investigat e a signed writt en com plaint pur suant to th e pr oced ur es approved by th e stat e boar d of educat ion, regar dless of th e statu s of th e investigat ion un der R 340 .1851 .
(a) Carr y out an indepe ndent on-site investigat ion if th e dep artm ent determ ines that an investigat ion is necess ar y.
(b) Give th e com plainant th e opportun ity to submit additiona l in format ion, eith er ora lly or in writing, about th e allegat ions in th e com plaint .
(c) Review all relevant in format ion an d mak e an indepe ndent determ inat ion as to wheth er th e public educat iona l agency is violat ing an y of th e provisions of law spe cified in th e definition of "com plaint " in R 340 .1701 (g).
(3) The dep artm ent sha ll issue a writt en report to th e com plainant an d to th e educat iona l agency against which th e com plaint was filed that addresses each allegat ion in th e com plaint an d conta ins all of th e followin g in format ion:
(a) Findings of fact an d con clusions.
(b) The reasons for th e dep artm ent 's fina l decision.
(c) Pr oced ur es for effect ive implementat ion of th e dep artm ent 's fina l decision, if needed , including techn ical assistan ce activities, negotiat ions, an d corr ective actions to achieve com plian ce.
(4) The int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict is resp onsible for assisting th e agency in violat ion, for monitoring progress of th e corr ective action, an d for in form ing th e dep artm ent when th e corr ections ha ve been com pleted.
(5) Pr oof of com plian ce sha ll be submitt ed by th e educat iona l agency that was in violat ion with in th e t ime line specified in th e directive for corr ection.
(6) Upon fa ilur e of an educat iona l agency to corr ect kn own violat ions of law, upon fa ilur e of th e educat iona l agency in violat ion to coope rat e with th e dep artm ent or th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict dur ing th e con duct of it s investigat ion, or upon kn own falsificat ion of fact or cont inu ed repe t it ion of similar violat ions, th e stat e boar d of educat ion sha ll do 1 or more of th e following:
(a) If th e educat iona l agency in violat ion is a local school distr ict OR A PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY, THEN th e stat e boar d of educat ion sha ll direct th e int erm ediat e sch ool boar d to provide com plying program s an d services as st ipulat ed in section 1702 of 1976 PA 451 , MCL
Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §380 .1702ofth e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws.(b) If th e agency in violat ion is an int erm ediat e school
b oar dDISTRICT , th e stat e boar d of educat ion ma y with dra w th e auth ority of th e int erm ediat e distr ict to operat e a program in non com plian ce an d simu ltan eously require th e loca l distr ict of reside nce to place th e a ffect ed stu dent or stu dent s in an appropriat e program .(c) Withh old fede ra l fun ds
p ur s uant t o th e p r ovis ion s of se ct ion 1414 (b)(2)(a )UN DER SECTIO N 1413 (D)(1) of th e individua ls with disabilities educat ion act of1990 , 20 U .S .C .§1414 (b)(2)(a )1997 , 20 U.S.C. §1413 (d)(1).(d) Apply oth er pena lties, as stipulat ed in
Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a sam e n ded , bei n g §1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1 et seq.of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws.(e) Withh old stat e fun ds UN DER
Act N o. 94 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1979 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §1979 PA 94, MCL 388 .1601 et seq.of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws, or an y oth er govern ing statut e.(f) Withh old, with dra w, or suspe nd such endorsement s, approvals, crede nt ials, grant s, or auth orizat ions perta ining to spe cial educat ion personn el or pr oject s that th e stat e boar d of educat ion or it s des ignee ha d auth ority to grant as auth orized by, an d in accordan ce with , th e pr oced ur es required by law.
(G) SEE K ENF ORCEMEN T IN A COURT OF APP ROPRIATE J URISDICTIO N OF THE CORR E CTI VE ACTIO N DE TE RMI NE D APP ROP RIATE .
(7) The stat e boar d of educat ion or it s des ignee, dur ing th e pendency of an y proceedi ng un der part 8 of th ese ru les, sha ll require an y educat iona l agency against which th e com plaint was lodged to ma inta in th e educat iona l statu s, program placement , or service of an involved stu dent as it was befor e th e com plaint if, in th e judgment of th e stat e boar d of educat ion or it s des ignee, not doing so con stitut es a violat ion of th e stu dent 's due pr ocess protections.
(8)
) T h e dep artm e nt s ha ll n ot ify th e com p la inant an d th e p u blic a ge n cy of th e r ight t or eq u es t th e Un it ed S tat es se cr e tar y of ed u cat ion t o r eview th e dep artm e nt 's fina l de cis ion .R 340 .1853 Gene ral respons ibiliti es of all agencies for processing comp laints and inves tigatio ns .
Rule 153 . (1) The term "com plaint " is defined in R 340 .1701 (g). All public educat iona l agencies sha ll receive allegat ions of violat ions of stat e or fede ra l regulat ions perta ining to spe cial educat ion. If th e allegat ion is ma de ora lly, th e recipient agency ma y tak e forma l or in forma l action as necess ar y to resolve th e situat ion in com plian ce with applicable provisions of law, but , at a minimum , sha ll imm ediat ely do all of th e followin g:
(a) In form th e person mak ing th e allegat ion that he or she ha s a right to file a writt en forma l com plaint with th e appropriat e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict or with th e dep artm ent an d to ha ve that com plaint investigat ed in a ccor d with part 8 of th ese ru les an d pr oced ur es approved by th e stat e boar d of educat ion.
(b) In form th e person mak ing th e allegat ion that if he or she wishes to delay filing a forma l com plaint so that an in forma l resolut ion ma y be att empted, he or she reta ins th e right to file a forma l com plaint if th e in forma l att empts to resolve th e con cern in a t imely mann er ar e un su ccess ful.
(c) Pr ovide th e person mak ing th e allegat ion with a copy of part 8 of th ese ru les an d th e stat e boar d of educat ion's pr oced ur es perta ining to com plaint s, an d offer to assist th e person to file th e com plaint .
(2) A person claiming to be acting on beha lf of a com plainant ma y be required to provide evide nce of that auth ority.
(3) Complaint s ar e initially investigat ed by th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict . At it s discretion, th e dep artm ent , for good cau se shown, ma y initiat e a com plaint or ma y con duct
th e initial investigat ion of th e com plaint instead of requiring th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict to investigat e th e com plaint initially.
(4) A t ime limit of 60 calendar days after a com plaint is filed is allott ed for th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict to com plete th e investigat ion resp onsibili ties un der R 340 .1851 an d for th e dep artm ent to com plete it s review as specified in R 340 .1852 .
(5) An extension of t ime spe cified in part 8 of th ese ru les ma y be grant ed by th e dep artm ent
for good cau se s h ow nONLY IF EXCEP TIO NAL CIRC UMST ANCES EXIST . A denial of an extension request is fina l.P ART 9. RE CORDS AND CONF IDEN TIALIT Y
R 340 .1861 Reco rds ; ma intenance ; content ; tra ns fer of reco rds ; release of reco rds .
Rule 161 . (1) A registr y sha ll be ma inta ined by int erm ediat e sch ool distr icts pur suant to PROCEDURES ESTABLIS HE D BY THE DEP ARTMEN T AND PU RSUANT TO th e
provisions of section 1711 of
Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1711of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws, for allhan d ica pped pe r s on sSTUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ESu p t o 25 ye ar s of a ge, as defined byR 340 .1703 t o R340 .1715R 340 .1702 , includingth ose pe r s on sSTUD EN TS placed in stat e an d privat ely operat ed facilities. The registr y sha ll be an operat iona l, active data base system with th e capacity to provide up-t o-dat ep u p ilSTUD EN T count s an d oth er data requirement s to th e dep artm ent on a t imely basis. Ea ch loca l sch ool distr ict, PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY, or stat e agency sha ll provide th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict with a com plete updat ed data recor d for eachhan d ica ppedstu dent WITH A DIS ABILIT Y.T h isTHE updat ed recor d sha ll conta in full-time equivalency data for each stu dent enr olled in a spe cial educat ion program by th eun d u p licat ed ch ildSTUD EN T count dat eS REQUI RED IN THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT an d sha ll conta in each stu dent 's data enr olled in program s an d services by th ed u p licat ed ch ildSTUD EN T count dat e REQUI RED BY THE REGULATIO NS IMPLEMEN TING THE INDI VIDU ALS WITH DIS ABILITI ES EDUCATIO N ACT, 34C.F.R. §300 .1 ET SEQ.
(2 ) Ea ch r e cor d for th e han d ica pped pe r s on s ha ll in clu de , at a m in imum , a ll of th e followin g:(a ) T h e nam e , d at e of birth , se x, an d ra cia l or e thn ic gr ou p .(b)) Type of eligibili t y.(c)T ran sp ortat ion r eq u ir ed .(d)) Pr ogram s an d se r vices bei n g r e n de r ed .(e)Fu ll-t im e eq u iva le n cy in spe cia l ed u cat ion .(f)Re a s on for le a vin g spe cia l ed u cat ion an d ant icip at ed se r vice n eeds .(g) Dis tr ict of r eside n ce.(h ) Pr ogram se r vice code .Ea ch r e cor d ma y in clu de oth e r d ata n eeded by th e d is tr ict .(3)(2)W h e nIF th e reside ncy of ahan d ica pped pe r s onSTUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y chan ges from one int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict to an oth er, THEN th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict of previous reside nce sha ll tran sfer th e recor ds ma inta ined un der th is ru le to th e new int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict upon writt en request of th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict ofr eside n cyRESID EN CE an d th e par ent of th ehan d ica pped pe r s onSTUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y for whom th e recor d was ma inta ined.(4)(3) An int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict sha ll request writt en con sent of th e par ent of eachhan d ica pped pe r s onSTUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y, prese nt ly or hereina ft er on it s recor ds, befor e providing an y agency or ent ity approved by th e stat e boar d of educat ion with in format ion on recor d with th e distr ict un der subru le (2) of th is ru le. If con sent is not obta ined, THEN th e distr ict sha ll release th e requested in format ion to th e agency or ent ity approved by th e stat e boar d of educat ion, except for th e nam e of th ehan d ica pped pe r s onSTUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y an d th e nam e, address , an d telep hone num ber of th e par ent .R 340 .1862
Access ri ghts .RES CINDR u l e 162 .(1) Ea ch p art icip at in g a ge n cy s ha ll pe rm it p ar e nt s t o in spe ct an d r eview an yed u cat ion r e cor ds r elat in g t o th eir ch ild r e n w h ich ar e colle ct ed , ma inta in ed , or u sed by th ea ge n cy un de r th is p art . T h e a ge n cy s ha ll com p ly with a r eq u es t with out unn e cess ar y de la yan d with in 45 ca le n d ar d a ys a ft e r th e r eq u es t is ma de . Par e nt s r eq u es t in g r e cor ds for u seat 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, a h e ar in g, or an a ppe a l s ha llbe give n a ccess t o th eir r eq u es t ed r e cor ds imm edi at ely.(2)) T h e r ight t o in spe ct an d r eview ed u cat ion r e cor ds un de r th is ru le in clu des a ll of th efollowin g:(a)) T h e r ight t o a r esp on se fr om th e p art icip at in g a ge n cy t o r e a s ona ble r eq u es t s forexpl anat ion s an d int e r p r e tat ion s of th e r e cor ds .(b)) T h e r ight t o r eq u es t that th e a ge n cy p r ovide cop ie s of th e r e cor ds conta in in g th ein format ion if fa ilur e t o p r ovide th ose cop ie s w ou ld e ffe ct ively p r eve nt th e p ar e nt fr omexe r cis in g th e r ight t o in spe ct an d r eview th e r e cor ds .(c)T h e r ight t o ha ve a r ep r ese ntat ive of th e p ar e nt in spe ct an d r eview th e r e cor ds .R 340 .1863
R eco r d o f access .RES CINDR u l e 163 .Ea ch p art icip at in g a ge n cy s ha ll k eep a r e cor d of p art ie s ob ta in in g a ccess t oed u cat ion r ecor ds colle ct ed , ma inta in ed , or u sed un de r th is p art , excep t for a ccess ob ta in edby p ar e nt s an d auth or ize d e m p loyee s of th e p art icip at in g a ge n cy. Re cor ds of a ccess s ha llin clu de th e nam e of th e p art y, th e d at e a ccess is give n , an d th e p ur p ose for w h ich th e p art yis auth or ize d t o u se th e r ecor ds .R 340 .1864
R eco r ds on mo r e t han 1 pe r son .RES CINDR u l e 164 .I f an y ed u cat ion r e cor d in clu des in format ion on m or e than 1 pe r s on , th ep ar e nt of e a ch pe r s on s ha ll ha ve th e r ight t o in spe ct an d r eview on ly th e in format ionr elat in g t o th eir ch ild or t o be in form ed of that spe cific in format ion .R 340 .1865
L ist o f typ es and l ocations o f educa tio n r eco r ds .RES CINDR u l e 165 .Ea ch p art icip at in g a ge n cy s ha ll p r ovide p ar e nt s , u p on r eq u es t , with a lis t ofth e t ypes an d locat ion s of ed u cat ion r e cor ds colle ct ed , ma inta in ed , an d u sed by th e a ge n cy.R 340 .1866
Fees. RES CINDR u l e 166 .(1) A p art icip at in g ed u cat ion AL a ge n cy ma y char ge a fee for cop ie s ofr ecor ds ma de for th e p ar e nt s un de r th is p art if th e fee d oes n ot effect ively p r eve nt th ep ar e nt s fr om exe r cis in g th eir r ight t o in spe ct an d r eview th ose r e cor ds .