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R u le 25d . Ea ch p u blic a ge n cy s ha ll a ss ur e that han d ica pped pe r s on s un de r th e a ge of 18ha ve a p ar e nt or leg a l guar d ian t o r ep r ese nt th eir int e r es t s . I f n o p ar e nt or leg a l guar d ian ,a s de fin ed in R 340 .1701 a (i) can be ide nt ifie d , or if th e p u blic a ge n cy, a ft e r r e a s ona blee ffort , cann ot d is cove r th e w h e r e a b out s of a p ar e nt or leg a l guar d ian , th e p u blic a ge n cys ha ll n ot ify th e court of jur isd ict ion an d r eq u es t th e court t o tak e a ct ion t o a ss ur e that th epe r s on ha s a leg a l guar d ian .R 340 .1725 e Hea ri ng offic e r or state rev ie w ing official ; duties and autho rit y.
Rule 25e. (1)
I n a dd it ion t o th e auth or it y im p lie d by th e h e ar in g r ight s s t ip u lat edGR AN T E D P ARTI E S in R 340 .1724b , tThe hear ing officer or stat e reviewi ng official ha s th e auth ority to do all of th e followin g:(A) ADMI NIS TER OATHS AND AFF IRMATIO NS .
(B) SIGN AND ISSU E SUB POEN AS REQUI RING THE ATTEN DANCE AND GIVING OF TESTIMON Y BY WITN ESSES AND THE PRODUCTIO N OF DOCUMEN TS.
(C) PROVIDE FOR THE TAKING OF TESTIMON Y.
(a))(D) Require a prehear ing conferencet o clar ify matt e r s pe rta in in g t o th e h e ar in g., IF APP ROPRIATE, TO CONSI DER AND TAKE ACTIO N REGARDI NG ANY OF THE FOLLOWI NG:(I) THE FORMULATIO N AND SIM PLIFICATIO N OF THE ISSU ES.
(II ) ADMISSIO NS OF FACT AND DOCUMEN TS THAT WILL AVOID UNNE CESSARY TESTIMON Y.
(III ) THE NEE D AND SCHE DULING FOR THE FILING OF MOTIO NS, BRI EF S, AND DATES FOR FU RTHE R CONFE REN CES AND THE HE ARING.
(IV) SETTLEMEN T, WHICH MAY INCLUD E EN COURAGING THE USE OF MEDIATIO N OR OTHE R ALTERNATIVE DIS PU TE RESOLUTION OPTIO NS .
(V) THE FILING AND DIS POSITIO N OF REQUES TS OR MOTIO NS.
(VI) ESTABLIS HING A REASON ABLE LIMIT ON THE TIM E ALLOW ED FOR PRE SEN TING EVIDEN CE.
(VII) OTHE R MATTERS AS MAY FACILIT ATE THE DIS POSITIO N OF THE HE ARING.
(c)(E) Contr ol th e con duct of part ies or part icipant s in th e hear ing for th e pur pose of assur ing an orderly pr oced ur e.(d )(F) Grant a specific extension of t ime at th e request of eith er part y for good cau se.(2) The hear ing officer sha ll disclose to both part ies an y relat ionship of a pr ofessi ona l or persona l natur e that might ha ve a bear ing on th e hear ing officer's ability to conduct a fair hear ing or render an impart ial decision an d sha ll con sider motions to disqua lify himself or herself.
(3) THE HE ARING OFF ICER MAY ADMIT AND CONSI DER EVIDEN CE OF A TYPE COMMO NLY RELIED UP ON BY REASON ABLY PRUDEN T PE RSO NS IN THE CONDUCT OF THE IR AFF AIRS . IRRELEVANT, IMMATERIAL, AND UN DULY REPE TITIO US EVIDEN CE MAY BE EXCLUDED. EFFE CT SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE RULES OF PRIVILEGE RECOG NI ZED BY LAW.
R 340 .1725 F SURR OGATE P AREN T.
RULE 25 F. EACH PU BLIC AGEN CY SHALL TRAIN PE RSO NS TO SERVE AS SURROG ATE PAREN TS AND APP OINT PE RSO NS TO SERVE AS SURROG ATE PAREN TS IN ACCORD ANCE WITH PROC EDURES APP ROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N.
P ART 3.
ADMINISTRATIO N OF P ROGRAMS AND SER VICES
R 340 .1732 Designation of res id ency .
Rule 32.(1)
A han d ica pped pe r s on un de r 26 ye ar s of a ge a s of Sep t e m be r 1 w h oha bitua lly s lee ps , k eeps pe r s ona l e ffe ct s an d r egu lar ly lod ge s at a p la ce n ot for th e p ur p oseof se cur in g a s u ita ble h om e b ut for an ed u cat iona l p ur p ose , or w h o is lod ge d at a p la ce a sd ir e ct ed by an a ge n cy or in s t itut ion un de r th e au sp ices of a ju ve n ile or p r ob at e court , th edep artm e nt of m e nta l h e a lth , or th e dep artm e nt of s ocia l se r vices , s u ch a s a p r ivat e h om e ,gr ou p h om e , or a p r ivat e or p u blic in s t itut ion , is a r eside nt of th e s ch ool d is tr ict in w h ich th epe r s on 's p ar e nt s r eside , excep t in th e followin g s ituat ion s :§380 .1757 of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws an d for th e p ur p ose of p r ovid in g for th e de live r yof spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices ; h oweve r , for a ll oth e r p ur p oses , in clu d in gfun d in g, th e han d ica pped pe r s on ’s r eside n ce s ha ll be de t e rm in ed p ur s uant t o s u b ru le s (1)an d (2) of th is ru le.dep artm e nt 's de t e rm inat ion s ha ll be se nt t o e a ch p art y in volve d . Up on de m on s trat ion , inw r it in g, of ju s t cau se by an y p art y in volve d , th e s tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion or it s des ign eema y ext e n d th e t im e lim it s se t forth in th is s u b ru le.A STUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y IS A RESID EN T OF ONE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE STUD EN T HAS EN ROLL ED, AND IN WHICH AT LEAST 1 OF THE STUD EN T’S PAREN TS RESID ES. IF THE PAREN TS ARE LEGALLY SEP ARATED OR DIVORC ED AND RESID E IN DIFFE REN T SCHOOL DISTRICTS , THEN THE STUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y MAY EN ROLL IN 1 OF THE DISTRICTS WHE RE EITHE R PAREN T RESID ES, REGARDL ESS OF THE DISTRICT OF RESID EN CE OF THE PAREN T HAVING CUS TODY. THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE STUD EN T HAS EN ROLL ED REMAINS THE STUD EN T’S RESID EN T DISTRICT EVEN WHEN EITHE R OF THE FOLLOWI NG OCCURS:
(A) THE STUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y SLEEP S, KEEP S PE RSO NAL EFFE CTS , AND REGULARLY LODG ES IN A DISTRICT OTHE R THAN THE DISTRICT IN WHICH A PAREN T RESID ES, FOR AN EDUCATIO NAL PU RPOSE, NOT FOR THE PU RPOSE OF SECURING A SUIT ABLE HOME.
(B) THE STUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y IS LODG ED IN A DISTRICT OTHE R THAN THE DISTRICT IN WHICH A PAREN T RESID ES AS DIR ECTED BY AN AGEN CY OR INSTITUTION UN DER THE AUSPI CES OF A COURT, DEP ARTMEN T OF COMM UNI TY HE ALTH, OR BY THE FAMIL Y IND EPEN DEN CE AGEN CY IN A FACILIT Y SUC H AS A PRIVATE HOME, GROUP HOME, OR A PRIVATE OR PU BLIC INSTITUTION .
(2) THE FOLLOWI NG SITU ATIO NS ARE EXCEP TIO NS TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBRUL E (1) OF THIS RULE:
(A) WHEN A GUARDI AN HAS BEEN APP OINTED TO PROVIDE THE STUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y WITH A SUIT ABLE EDUCATIO N, THE STUD EN T IS A RESID EN T OF THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE GUARDI AN RESID ES.
(B) WHEN THE STUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y IS UN DER THE CONTROL OR CUS TODY OF THE FAMIL Y DIVISION OF CIRC UI T COURT AND IS A WARD OF THE STATE, HAS NO LIVING PAREN T (OR GUARDI AN) OR THE PAREN TS RESID E OUT OF THE STATE, THEN THE STUD EN T IS A RESID EN T OF THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE FAMIL Y DIVISION OF CIRC UI T COURT IS LOCATED.
(3) A STUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y WHO IS NOT COVERED IN SUBRUL E (1) OR (2) OF THIS RULE IS A RESID EN T OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE STUD EN T HABIT UALLY SLEEP S, KEEP S PE RSO NAL EFFE CTS , AND HAS A REGULAR PLACE OF LODGI NG FOR THE PU RPOSE OF SECURING A SUIT ABLE HOME AND NOT SOLELY FOR AN EDUCATIO NAL PU RPOSE.
(4) NOTWIT HSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBRUL ES (1), (2), AND (3) OF THIS RULE, ALL OF THE FOLLOWI NG PROVISIONS APP LY WHEN THE STUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y IS PLACED UN DER THE ORDER OR DIR ECTIO N OF A COURT OR CHILD PLACEMEN T AGEN CY AND IS LODG ED IN A STATE INSTITUTION , LIC EN SED FOST ER HOME, LIC EN SED NU RSI NG HOME, OR LIC EN SED GROUP RE SID EN TIAL FACILIT Y:
(A) THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE INSTITUTION , HOME, OR FACILIT Y IS LOCATED SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE DELIVERY OF SPE CIAL
EDUCATIO N PROGR AMS AND SERVICES TO THE STUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y PU RSUANT TO SECTIO N 1751 OF 1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1751 .
(B) THE STUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y SHALL BE DEE MED TO BE A RESID EN T OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PU RPOSES OF RECORD MAINT EN ANCE REQUI RED BY SECTIO N 1757 1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1757 .
(C) FOR ALL OTHE R PU RPOSES, INCLUDING FUN DING, THE STU DEN T’S RESID EN CE SHALL BE DETERMI NE D UN DER SUBRUL ES (1), (2), AND (3) OF THIS RULE .
(5) WHEN A DIS AGREE MEN T OCCURS BETWEEN 2 OR MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS TO THE RESID EN CY OF A STUD EN T WITH A DIS ABILIT Y, THEN ALL OF THE FOLLOWI NG PROCEDURES APP LY:
(A) NOTIC E SHALL BE SEN T TO THE DEP ARTMEN T BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN VOLVED. THE NOTIC E SHALL INCLUD E ALL OF THE FOLLOWI NG IN FORMATIO N:
(I) THE NAMES OF ALL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALLEGED AS RESID EN T. (II ) THE NAME OF THE STUD EN T IN VOLVED.
(III ) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PAREN T OR GUARDI AN, OR ADDRESS OF THE STUD EN T IF THE STUD EN T IS OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE.
(B) THE DEP ARTM EN T OR ITS REP RE SEN TATIVE SHALL IMM EDIATELY NOTI FY THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN VOLVED AND THE PAREN T, GUARDI AN, OR STUD EN T OF THE RECEIPT OF NOTIC E OF DIS AGREE MEN T.
(C) WITHIN 7 CALEN DAR DAYS OF RECEIPT OF NOTIC E FROM THE DEP ARTM EN T, ALL PARTI ES SHALL PROVIDE THE DEP ARTM EN T WITH A WRITTEN STATEMEN T OF THE IR POSITIO N AND SU PP ORTI NG FACTS .
(D) WITHIN 14 CALEN DAR DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF A NOTIC E OF A DIS AGREE MEN T FROM A DISTRICT , THE DEP ARTM EN T SHALL IN VESTIG ATE THE MATTER, CONSI DER IN FORMATIO N RECEIVED FROM THE PARTI ES IN VOLVED, AND MAKE A DETERMI NATIO N AS TO THE RESID EN CY OF THE STUD EN T. A COPY OF THE DETERMI NATIO N SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY SEN T TO EACH PARTY IN VOLVED.
(E) UP ON A WRITTEN DEMONS TRATIO N OF J US T CAUSE BY ANY PARTY IN VOLVED, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N OR ITS DESIGN EE MAY EXTEN D THE TIM E LIMITS SET FORT H IN THIS SUBRUL E.
R 340 .1733 P rog ram and se rvice requiremen ts ; e ffec tiv e dates .
(a) Special educat ion classrooms OR AREAS WHE RE RELATED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED sha ll ha ve at least th e sam e avera ge num ber of squar e feet per stu dent , light , vent ilat ion, an d heat con ditions as
r egu larPROVIDED FOR GENE RAL EDUCATIO Ncla ss r oom sSTUD EN TS in th e sch ool distr ict .(b)
Spe cia l ed u cat ion cla ss r oom s s ha ll be locat ed in s ch ools h ou s in g r egu lar ed u cat ion p u p ils of com p ara ble a ge an d gra de level. Ea ch pe r s on w h o is d is a bled s ha ll be a ss ign ed t oed u cat iona l p r ogram s an d se r vices h ou sed in b u ild in gs that a llow pe r s on s w h o ar e d is a bledt o p art icip at e fu lly in r egu lar an d spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s , se r vices , or extra curr icu lara ct ivi t ie s . N oth in g in th ese ru le s s ha ll p r oh ibi t spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s , s u ch a sspe cia lize d vocat iona l tra in in g or p r ogram s for m or e se ve r ely in volve d im p a irm e nt ar e a s , t obe h ou sed in p la ces oth e r than th e s ch ools with r egu lar ed u cat ion p r ogram s , if s u chp r ogram s ar e se t forth in th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict p lan an d ar e a pp r ove d by th es tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion .(g)
) Spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices s ha ll be p r ovided for at le a s t th e m in imumnum be r of h our s an d d a ys of t e a ch e r -p u p il conta ct in con forman ce with th e p u p ila ccount in g ru le s , bei n g R 340 .1 t o R 340 .12 , b ut th e num be r of h our s an d d a ys for a spe cia led u cat ion p r ogram or se r vice s ha ll be n ot le ss than th ose r eq u ir ed for r egu lar ed u cat ionp r ogram s .(h )(B)P e r s on s w h o ar e d is a bledSTUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES qua lifying for spe cial educat ion program s an d services sha ll be provided with supplies an d equipment at least equa l to th ose provided to oth er stu dent s inr egu larGENE RAL educat ion program s, in addition to th ose supplies an d equipment necess ar y tom ee t th eir de fin ed s h ort -t e rmin s tru ct iona l ob je ct ive sIMPLEMEN T A STUD EN T’S INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM.(i) Ph ys ica l th e ra p y se r vice s ha ll be p r ovided t o a pe r s on w h o is d is a bled if p r es cr ibe d by ana pp r op r iat e m edi ca l auth or it y an d r e comm e n ded by th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona lp lann in g comm itt ee a s an esse nt ia l com p on e nt of th e ed u cat iona l p r ogram .(k)
) T h e expe n se of a dd it iona l d ia gn os t ic se r vices r e comm e n ded by th e in d ivi d ua lize ded u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee an d r eq u ir ed by th e s ch ool d is tr ict , in clu d in g n e ur ologica l,m edi ca l, ps ych iatr ic, an d oth e r p r ofessi ona l se r vices n ot p r ovided by th e s ch ool d is tr ict oroth e r p u blic a ge n cie s n or cove r ed by m edi ca l in s uran ce , s ha ll be b orn e by th e d is a bledpe r s on 's d is tr ict of r eside n ce.(l)
I nt e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict s or loca l d is tr ict s ma y ope rat e, or contra ct for , an y of th efollowin g:(i) Vocat iona l eva luat ion se r vices .(ii) Work a ct ivi t y ce nt e r se r vices .(iii ) An cill ar y an d oth e r r ela t ed se r vices .(iv) I n s tru ct iona l se r vices .(m)
) I nt e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict s or loca l d is tr ict s , or a com binat ion of s u ch d is tr ict s , s ha llp r ovide work -s tu d y se r vices an d ma y a ss ign spe cia l ed u cat ion pe r s onn el, s u ch a s a work -s tu d y coor d inat or , t o s u pe r vise th ese se r vices . A w r itt e n work -s tu d y p lan , s ign ed by th ep ar e nt , s ch ool, an d e m p loye r , s ha ll se t forth a ll of th e followin g in format ion :(i) E d u cat iona l goa ls .(ii) J ob a ct ivi t ie s .(iii)) Rel at ed s u b je ct s .(iv)S tan d ar ds of atta inm e nt .(v)) Tim e an d d urat ion of th e p r ogram .(vi)Wa ge s t o be p a id t o th e pe r s on w h o is d is a bled .T h e s u pe r int e n de nt of th e d is tr ict s ha ll des ignat e a s ta ff m e m be r t o vis it th e pe r s on an d th epe r s on 's s u pe r vis or at th e job s it e at le a s t on ce eve r y 20 s ch ool d a ys t o ch e ck att e n d an ce ,eva luat e th e d is a bled pe r s on 's p r ogr ess , an d eva luat e th e p la ce m e nt in t e rm s of th e h e a lth ,s a fe t y, an d wel far e of th e pe r s on w h o is d is a bled . T h ese se r vices , if de t e rm in ed t o bea pp r op r iat e by th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee , s ha ll be a va ila ble t oe a ch s tu de nt w h o is d is a bled , r egar d le ss of d is a bili t y, if pe r s ona l a d ju s tm e nt tra in in g,p r evocat iona l ed u cat ion , an d vocat iona l ed u cat ion ha ve bee n p r ovided .(C) INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS , LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS , PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES, OR A COMBI NATIO N OF SUC H AGEN CIES IN COO PE RATIO N WITH PU BLIC AND PRIVATE EN TITI ES, SHALL PROVIDE OR CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF TRANSI TIO N SERVICES. SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N TEACHE RS SHALL BE ASSIGN ED TO SU PE RVISE SUC H SERVICES.
PROFE SSION AL SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N PE RSO NNE L, A TRANSI TIO N COORDI NATOR, OR BOTH, SHALL COORDI NATE TRANSI TIO N SERVICES.
(i) FOR WORK SIT E-BASED LEARNIN G, A WRITT EN AGREE MEN T/PLAN IS REQUIRED AND SHALL BE DESIGN ED BY THE STUD EN T, PAREN T, SCHOOL, AND WORK SIT E REP RESEN TATIVE. THE AGREE MEN T SHALL SET FORT H ALL OF THE FOLLOWI NG IN FORMATIO N.
(A) EXPE CTATIO NS AND STANDARDS OF ATTAINM EN T. (B) J OB ACTI VITI ES.
(C) TIM E AND DURATIO N OF THE PROGR AM.
(D) WAGES TO BE PAID TO THE STUD EN T, IF APP LIC ABLE. (E) RELATED INSTRUCTIONS , IF APP LIC ABLE.
(ii) THE SU PE RINTEN DEN T OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL DESIGN ATE A STAFF MEMBER TO VISIT THE STUD EN T’S WORK SIT E AT LEAST ONCE EVERY
30 CALEN DAR DAYS FOR THE DURATIO N OF THE PROGR AM TO CHE CK ATTEN DANCE, STUD EN T PROGR ESS, AND ASSESS THE PLACEMEN T IN TERMS OF HE ALTH, SAFE TY, AND WELFARE OF THE STUD EN T.
(iii)
) Affe ct ive ed u cat ion in volvi n g th e im p ortan ce of int e ra ct ion with pe r s on s w h o ar ed is a bled on a pee r level.(o) S u bs t itut e in s tru ct iona l a ides spe cifie d in R 340 .1738 , R 340 .1739 , an d R 340 .1748 s ha llbe p r ovided w h e n a ss ign ed in s tru ct iona l a ides ar e a bse nt . I n a dd it ion , t e a ch e r a idesspe cifie d in R 340 .1739 an d R 340 .1740 s ha ll be p r ovided w h e n a ss ign ed t e a ch e r a ides ar ea bse nt .(p )(D) Se con dar y special educat ion teachers sha ll teach eith er special educat ion cour ses approved for gra duat ion by th e loca l educat iona l agency or spe cial educat ion cour ses with in an approved spe cial educat ion curr iculum .p r ovide 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 p r oceed with outth 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)
) I f a p art icip at in g a ge n cy fa ils t o p r ovide a gr eed -u p on tran s it ion se r vices conta in ed inth e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram of a s tu de nt w h o ha s a d is a bili t y, th e p u blic a ge n cyr esp on s ible for th e s tu de nt 's ed u cat ion s ha ll, a s s oon a s p oss ible, in it iat e a m ee t in g for th ep ur p ose of ide nt ifyin g a lt e rnat ive s trat egies t o m ee t th e tran s it ion ob je ct ive s an d , ifn e cess ar y, r evisi n g th e s tu de nt 's in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat ion p r ogram . N oth in g in th is p artr elieves an y p art icip at in g a ge n cy, in clu d in g a s tat e vocat iona l r e ha bili tat ion a ge n cy, of th er esp on s ibili t y t o p r ovide or p a y for an y tran s it ion se r vice that th e a ge n cy w ou ld oth e r wisep r ovide t o s tu de nt s w h o ha ve d is a bili t ie s an d w h o m ee t th e eligibili t y cr it e r ia of th e a ge n cy.R 340 .1734 Deviations from rules .
Rule 34. (1) A deviat ion from th ese ru les
sha
ll FOLLOW BOARD-APP ROVED PROCEDURES AND be requested in
writing from th e
stat e boar d of educat ion or
it s des ignee by an int erm ediat e SCHOOL DISTRICT , orloca l sch ool distr ict , OR PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY that operat es or contra cts for special educat ion program s an d services. A copy of th e request sha ll be filed con curr ent ly with th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict in which a ffect edpe r s on sSTUD EN TS with disabilities reside an d all loca l con stitu ent sch ool distr icts in which th e a ffect edpe r s on sSTUD EN TS with disabilities reside . A copy of th e request sha ll be filed con curr ent ly with th e par ent advisory comm itt ee of th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict that requests th e deviat ion an d th e par ent advisory comm itt ee of an y int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict in which a ffect edpe r s on sSTUD EN TS with disabilities reside .(2) With in 7 days of receipt of th e request, th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict sha ll review an d inquire int o th e request an d sha ll file, with th e dep artm ent , it s position regar ding th e appropriat eness of th e request an d it s objections to, or endorsement of, th e request, togeth er with th e rat iona le regar ding it s position.
(3) The stat e boar d of educat ion or it s des ignee sha ll initiat e action with in 30 calendar days of receipt of th e request. The boar d or des ignee ma y grant th e request in writing for a period not to extend beyond th e end of th e curr ent sch ool year an d upon such term s an d con ditions as it sha ll specify only when, in it s judgment , th e bes t int erests of
th oseTHEpe r s on sSTUD EN TS with disabilities a ffect ed by th e deviat ion ar e served an d good cau se is shown.(4) A deviat ion sha ll not be grant ed when th e int ent of th e deviat ion is to exclude a
pe r s onSTUD EN T with a disability from, or deny ape r s onSTUD EN T with a disability part icipat ion in, a special educat ion program or service that is required.(5)
A program deviat ion that is grant ed by th e stat e boar d of educat
ion or it s des ignee is public in format ion. The a ffect ed int erm ediat e sch ool distr icts,
an d loca lconstitu ent LOCAL SCHOOL distr icts, OR PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES sha ll inform th eir involved personn el of grant ed deviat ions in an y mann er th ey deem appropriat e. At a minimum , th e par ent advisory comm itt ee sha ll be in form ed of th e disposition of th e request.(6) A deviat ion sha ll not be requested for th e pur pose of avoiding or postponing corr ections directed by th e dep artm ent
p ur s uant t oUN DER part 8 of th ese ru les.(7) If a fina l decision to deny a deviat ion request is ma de, THEN th e sch ool distr ict that mak es th e request sha ll corr ect th e con dition that precipitat ed th e request an d sha ll
for war d, to th e dep artm ent , office of spe cial educat ion AND EARLY INT ERVEN TIO N SERVICES, with in 30 sch ool days of th e denial, it s assuran ce that th e matt er is now in com plian ce with th e respe ctive ru le.
(8) Noth ing in th is ru le or an y oth er provision of statut e or regulat ion sha ll perm it th e stat e boar d of educat ion to waive an y of th e requirement s of Part B of th e individua ls with disabilities educat ion act
of 1990, AS AMEN DED, 20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq.R 340 .1736
P a r ap r o f ess io na l pe r sonne l .RES CINDR u le 36 . Para p r ofessi ona l pe r s onn el ma y be e m p loye d t o a ss is t spe cia l ed u cat ionp r ofessi ona l pe r s onn el p ur s uant t o th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict p lan . Para p r ofessi ona lpe r s onn el in clu de t e a ch e r a ides , h e a lth car e a ides , bili n gua l a ides , in s tru ct iona l a ides , an dp r ogram a ss is tant s in p r ogram s for th e se ve r ely m e nta lly im p a ir ed an d th e se ve r elymu lt ip ly im p a ir ed .R 340 .1737
Additiona l r e q u ir emen ts by hand icappi ng condition .RES CINDR u le 37 . Ea ch t ype of han d ica pped pe r s on , a s de fin ed in p art 1 of th ese ru le s s ha ll bep r ovided p r ogram s an d se r vices p ur s uant t o th e int e rm edi at e d is tr ict p lan s an d th e spe cificr eq u ir e m e nt s in R 340 .1738 t o R 340 .1749 an d R 340 .1754 t o R 340 .1758 , in a dd it ion t o th ep r ogram s ge n e ra lly p r ovided t o a ll han d ica pped ch ild r e n a s des cr ibe d in R 340 .1733 .R 340 .1738
Seve r e l y men tally i mpa ir ed p r og r ams .RES CIND .R u le 38 . Spe cific r eq u ir e m e nt s for p r ogram s an d se r vices for th e se ve r ely m e nta llyim p a ir ed s ha ll be a s follows :(iii)
) Pr ogram a ss is tant s ma y a ss is t th e t e a ch e r an d th e in s tru ct iona l a ides in th e feedi n g,lift in g, an d in d ivi d ua lize d car e of se ve r ely m e nta lly im p a ir ed s tu de nt s .(i)C ogn it ive sk ill s .(ii)S ocia l sk ill s .(iii)) Act ivi t ie s of d a ily livi n g. (iv) Leis ur e ed u cat ion .(v ) L an gua ge an d commun icat ion sk ill s .(vi) Pr evocat iona l an d vocat iona l a ct ivi t ie s .(i)A p h ys ica l th e ra p is t .(ii)An occu p at iona l th e ra p is t .(iii)) A t e a ch e r of th e spee ch an d lan gua ge im p a ir ed .(iv) A t e a ch e r con s u ltant .(v)) A ps ych ologis t .(vi)A s ch ool s ocia l work e r .(f)
A r egis t e r ed nur se s ha ll be r e a s ona bly a va ila ble .R 340 .1739
T r ainab l e men tally i mpa ir ed p r og r ams .RES CIND .R u le 39 . Spe cific r eq u ir e m e nt s for p r ogram s an d se r vices for th e tra ina ble m e nta llyim p a ir ed ar e a s follows :followin g:
