To ensure that federal and state requirements are addressed with respect to mediation provided for disputes that arise under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The effect will clarify the state-provided ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-6.03311Procedural Safeguards and Due Process Procedures for Parents and Students with Disabilities

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To ensure that federal and state requirements are addressed with respect to mediation provided for disputes that arise under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The effect will clarify the state-provided mediation process. Other technical changes will be made.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Mediation process for students with disabilities.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1003.01(3), 1003.57, 1003.571, 1003.5715, 1008.212, F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1003.01(3), 1003.57, 1003.571, 1003.5715, 1008.212, F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: June 5, 2023, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT, or upon conclusion of business, whichever is earlier.

PLACE: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9b33bd41-6d7f-406e-999e-e0d19b82b3ac@63bf107b-cb6f-4173-8c1c-1406bb5cb794

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Jessica Brattain, Chief, Bureau of Exceptional Student Education, FL 32399-0400, [phone]. To comment on this rule development or to request a rule development workshop, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, [phone] or email [e-mail].

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.