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ANN OUN CEMEN T OF PUB LIC HEARINGS
AND EXTENS ION OF A PERIOD OF PUB LIC COMMEN T ORR 2001 -021
The Michigan Dep artm ent of Educat ion, Office of Special Educat ion an d Ear ly Int ervent ion Services (OS E/EIS) cont inu es to mak e th e followi ng docum ent s available for public comm ent an d public hear ings:
• Proposed Administrat ive Rules for Special Educat ion at R340 .1701 thr ough R340 .1873 of th e Rules Relat ing to Educat ion (The proposed chan ges will bring th e stat e ru les into alignm ent with fede ra l law an d regulat ions. The proposed chan ges will also offer flexibili ty in program design while meeting individua l stu dent needs .)
• Proposed Complaint Pr oced ur es un der Part C of th e Individua ls with Dis abilities Educat ion Act
These docum ent s cont inu e to be accessible at th e Dep artm ent of Educat ion, at each int erm edi at e school distr ict an d on th e Int ern et at htt p://www .mde.stat e.mi.us/off/sped /PUBLICCOMM ENT/PCIndex.htm l
You ar e invited to review th ese docum ent s an d submit your comm ent s about th em. All comm ent s will be reviewed an d con sidered in th e fina l version of th ese docum ent s. Writt en comm ent s will be accep ted by th e OS E/EIS thr ough 5:00 PM on May 16, 2001 . Comm ent s ma y be submitt ed via e-ma il (see websi te), facsimile (517) 373-7504 , or surface mail to: Mr. David Brock, Supervisor, Policy, Plann ing, an d Compliance Program , Office of Special Educat ion an d Ear ly Int ervent ion Services, Michigan Dep artm ent of Educat ion, P. O. Box 30008 , Lan sing, Michigan 48909 . These ru les will be effective 7 days after th e fili ng dat e.
Pu blic hear ings will be held by th e Dep artm ent to receive comm ent on th ese docum ent s at: Holiday Inn Big Rapids Doubletr ee Hotel Novi
1005 Perr y Str eet 27000 Sherat on Drive
Big Rapids, Michigan 49307 Novi, Michigan 48377
May 2, 2001 - 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm May 2, 2001 – 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
May 3, 2001 - 9:00 am - 11:30 am
Hilton Novi
21111 Ha gge rt y Road
Novi, Michigan 48375 -5305
May 3, 2001 - 9:00 am - 11:30 am
