SB 140 -- SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS HEARINGS

SPONSOR:  Rupp (Cunningham, 86)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Elementary
and Secondary Education by a vote of 12 to 0.

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

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2008, FY 2009, and
FY 2010.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill was prompted by a
change in 2006 to the federal Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act and is needed to bring the state into compliance.

Testifying for the bill was Senator Rupp.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:21 am