HB 289 -- SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS

Currently, a special education due process hearing requires a
five-business-day notice for the introduction of evidence unless
it is an expedited hearing.  This bill removes the exception for
expedited hearings and makes the five-day notice applicable to
all special education due process hearings.

Currently, if a preliminary meeting to discuss a special
education placement, known as a resolution session, reaches a
settlement, the written settlement agreement will be implemented.
The bill clarifies that the responsible public agency or its
designee must sign the agreement and that the agency, usually the
local board of education, must identify a designee who has the
authority to bind the school district.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:24 am