Source: http://dccode.elaws.us/code?no=38-2561.03
Timestamp: 2019-11-18 19:46:05
Document Index: 80706943

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 38', '§ 38', '§ 16', '§ 103', '§ 2', '§ 38', '§ 103']

§ 38-2561.03. Placement and funding of a student with a disability in a nonpublic special education school or program.
(a) DCPS shall be responsible for the placement and funding of a student with a disability in a nonpublic special education school or program when:
(1) DCPS cannot implement the student's IEP or provide an appropriate placement in conformity with DCPS rules, the IDEA, and any other applicable laws or regulations; and
(2) The nonpublic special education school or program to which the student has been referred:
(A) Has been approved by the SEA in accordance with § 38-2561.07;
(C) Represents the least restrictive environment for the student.
(c) In conformity with the IDEA, DCPS is not responsible for paying the cost of education, including special education and related services, of a student with a disability who attends a nonpublic special education school or program if:
(1) DCPS made a free appropriate public education available to the student; and
(2) The student's parent or guardian elected to place the student in a nonpublic special education school or program.
(d) If the SEA has reason to believe that a child is a neglected child or is being abused, as those terms are defined in § 16-2301(9) and (23), respectively, in an out-of-state nonpublic special education school or program, the SEA shall immediately notify the relevant state's child welfare agency and the parent or guardian of the child. Upon notification, and with parental or guardian consent, the SEA shall work with the parent or guardian to take immediate steps to ensure the safety and health of the child.
(Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-269, § 103, 54 DCR 841; Mar. 20, 2009, D.C. Law 17-304, § 2(b), 55 DCR 12806.)
D.C. Law 17-304 rewrote subsec. (b)(1) and added subsec. (d). Prior to amendment, subsec. (b)(1) read as follows:
"(b)(1) No student with a disability whose education, including special education and related services, is funded by the District government shall be placed in a nonpublic special education school or program that has not received and maintained a valid Certificate of Approval from the SEA in accordance with § 38-2561.07, unless the placement has been ordered by a District of Columbia court, a federal court, or a hearing officer pursuant to the IDEA."
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 103 of Placement of Students with Disabilities in Nonpublic Schools Emergency Amendment Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16- 667, December 28, 2006, 54 DCR 1134).