Summary


These rule amendments incorporate specific evaluation procedures for students being considered as eligible students with disabilities who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, orthopedically impaired, other health impaired, traumatic brain injured, emotionally/behaviorally disabled, or having an autism spectrum disorder. The rule amendment incorporated in Rule 6A-6.03027, F.A.C., aligns general education interventions and procedures prior to evaluation for children three through five years of age who are suspected of being developmentally delayed with procedures included in Rule 6A-6.0331, F.A.C. Reevaluation procedures are included for students with dual-sensory impairment and rule language related to an obsolete funding methodology has been deleted from Rule 6A-6.03022. Rule 6A-6.03028, F.A.C., is amended to include requirements for consideration of instruction in self determination by IEP teams no later than age fourteen. Rule 6A-6.0331, F.A.C, is amended to incorporate recent IDEA requirements related to the revocation of parental consent. Additionally, language has been added to permit use of reports from physicians licensed in other states for the purpose of evaluation and eligibility determination.