PA Residents: Parents to get final say on special-education decision

March 27, 2004

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Parents to get final say on special-education decision

Posted on Fri, Mar. 26, 2004

Parents to get final say on special-education decision

HARRISBURG - Parents will get the final say over whether their children may

be placed in special-education programs under a regulatory change approved

yesterday by a state panel.

The change was proposed by the State Board of Education after the U.S.

Department of Education told Pennsylvania in 2002 that its rules conflicted

with federal regulations. The state now allows school districts to request

hearings to resolve disputes with parents over special-education placements.

Pennsylvania risks losing about $330 million in federal special-education

funding if the revision is not adopted by June 30. The new rule was approved

4-0 by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission.

The federal Individuals With Disabilities Education Act allows districts

only to ask a hearing officer to override a parent's refusal to consent to

an evaluation or reevaluation.

The state Attorney General's Office has 30 days to review the regulations.

They will take effect when they are published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

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