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Section 1415 - Procedural safeguards, 20 U.S.C. § 1415 | Casetext
Section 1415 - Procedural safeguards
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If the local educational agency has not sent a prior written notice to the parent regarding the subject matter contained in the parent's due process complaint notice, such local educational agency shall, within 10 days of receiving the complaint, send to the parent a response that shall include-
(I) within 15 days of receiving notice of the parents' complaint;
(3) Jurisdiction of district courts; attorneys' fees
(B) Award of attorneys' fees
In any action or proceeding brought under this section, the court, in its discretion, may award reasonable attorneys' fees as part of the costs-
(C) Determination of amount of attorneys' fees
(D) Prohibition of attorneys' fees and related costs for certain services
Attorneys' fees may not be awarded and related costs may not be reimbursed in any action or proceeding under this section for services performed subsequent to the time of a written offer of settlement to a parent if-
(E) Exception to prohibition on attorneys' fees and related costs
(F) Reduction in amount of attorneys' fees
(G) Exception to reduction in amount of attorneys' fees
A child with a disability who is removed from the child's current placement under subparagraph (G) (irrespective of whether the behavior is determined to be a manifestation of the child's disability) or subparagraph (C) shall-
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), within 10 school days of any decision to change the placement of a child with a disability because of a violation of a code of student conduct, the local educational agency, the parent, and relevant members of the IEP Team (as determined by the parent and the local educational agency) shall review all relevant information in the student's file, including the child's IEP, any teacher observations, and any relevant information provided by the parents to determine-
If the local educational agency, the parent, and relevant members of the IEP Team make the determination that the conduct was a manifestation of the child's disability, the IEP Team shall-
School personnel may remove a student to an interim alternative educational setting for not more than 45 school days without regard to whether the behavior is determined to be a manifestation of the child's disability, in cases where a child-
The term "controlled substance" means a drug or other substance identified under schedule I, II, III, IV, or V in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 812(c)).
The term "illegal drug" means a controlled substance but does not include a controlled substance that is legally possessed or used under the supervision of a licensed health-care professional or that is legally possessed or used under any other authority under that Act [ 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.] or under any other provision of Federal law.
The term "weapon" has the meaning given the term "dangerous weapon" under section 930(g)(2) of title 18.
The term "serious bodily injury" has the meaning given the term "serious bodily injury" under paragraph (3) of subsection (h) of section 1365 of title 18.
Pub. L. 91-230as added Pub. L. 108-4462004.
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 327 of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005, referred to in subsec. (i)(3)(B)(ii), is section 327 of Pub. L. 108-335, title III, Oct. 18, 2004, 118 Stat. 1344, which is not classified to the Code.The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, referred to in subsec. (i)(3)(D)(i)(I), are set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.The Controlled Substances Act, referred to in subsec. (k)(7)(B), is title II of Pub. L. 91-513, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1242, as amended, which is classified principally to subchapter I (§801 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 801 of Title 21 and Tables.The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (l), is Pub. L. 101-336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 126 (§12101 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 12101 of Title 42 and Tables.The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (l), is Pub. L. 93-112, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 355, as amended. Title V of the Act is classified generally to subchapter V (§790 et seq.) of chapter 16 of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 701 of Title 29 and Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 1415, Pub. L. 91-230as added Pub. L. 105-171997; amended Pub. L. 106-251999, related to procedural safeguards, prior to the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by Pub. L. 108-446.Another prior section 1415, Pub. L. 91-230as added Pub. L. 94-142Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 788; amended Pub. L. 99-372, §§2, 3, Aug. 5, 1986, 100 Stat. 796, 797; Pub. L. 100-630, title I, §102(e), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3294; Pub. L. 101-4761990; Pub. L. 102-1191991; Pub. L. 103-3821994, related to procedural safeguards, prior to the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by Pub. L. 105-17.
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