Section 340.1861. Records; maintenance; content; transfer of records; release of records.

(1) A registry shall be maintained by intermediate school districts under procedures established by the department and under the provisions of 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1711, for all students with disabilities, as defined by R 340.1702, including students placed in state and privately operated facilities. The registry shall be an operational, active database system with the capacity to provide up-to-date student counts and other data requirements to the department on  a  timely  basis.  Each constituent local school district, public school academy, or state agency shall provide the intermediate school district with a complete updated data record for each student with a disability. The updated record  shall  contain  full-time equivalency data for each student enrolled in a special education program by the student count dates required in the state school aid act, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 et seq., and shall contain each student's data enrolled in programs and services by  the  student  count  date  required by the regulations implementing the individuals with disabilities education act, 34 C.F.R.§300.1 et seq.

(2)   If the residency of a student with a disability changes from one intermediate school district to another, then the intermediate  school district of previous residence shall transfer the records maintained under this rule to the new intermediate school district upon written request of the intermediate school district of residence and the parent of the student  with a disability for whom the record was maintained.

(3)   Public agencies shall comply with 34 C.F.R. 300.610 to 300.626.

History: 1980 AACS; 1983 AACS; 1987 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2008 AACS.