Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XLIII - Bulletin 1706-Regulations for Implementation of the Children with Exceptionalities Act › Subpart 1 - Students with Disabilities › Chapter 7 - Authorization, Allotment, Use of Funds, and Authorization of Appropriations › Subchapter A - Allotments, Grants, and Use of Funds › Section XLIII-704 - State-level Activities

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. State
					 Administration. For the purpose of administering part B of the IDEA, including
					 Subsection C of this Section,
					 section
					 619 of the IDEA, and the
					 coordination of activities under part B of the IDEA with, and providing
					 technical assistance to, other programs that provide services to students with
					 disabilities, the state's administrative authority and responsibility is
					 governed by  34 CFR 300.704A.
B.
					 Other State-Level Activities
1. The LDE may
					 reserve a portion of its allocations for other state-level activities. The
					 maximum amount that the state may reserve for other state-level activities is
					 governed by
					 34 CFR 300.704(b)(1) and
					 (2).
2. Some portion of the funds reserved under
					 Paragraph B.1 of this Section shall be used to carry out the following
					 activities:
a. for monitoring, enforcement,
					 and complaint investigation; and
b.
					 to establish and implement the mediation process required by section 615E of
					 the IDEA, including providing for the costs of mediators and support
					 personnel;
3. Funds
					 reserved under Paragraph B.1 of this Section also may be used to carry out the
					 following activities:
a. for support and
					 direct services, including technical assistance, personnel preparation, and
					 professional development and training;
b. to support paperwork reduction activities,
					 including expanding the use of technology in the IEP process;
c. to assist LEAs in providing positive
					 behavioral interventions and supports and mental health services for students
					 with disabilities;
d. to improve
					 the use of technology in the classroom by students with disabilities to enhance
					 learning;
e. to support the use of
					 technology, including technology with universal design principles and assistive
					 technology devices, to maximize accessibility to the general education
					 curriculum for students with disabilities;
f. development and implementation of
					 transition programs, including coordination of services with agencies involved
					 in supporting the transition of students with disabilities to postsecondary
					 activities;
g. to assist LEAs in
					 meeting personnel shortages;
h. to
					 support capacity building activities and improve the delivery of services by
					 LEAs to improve results for students with disabilities;
i. alternative programming for students with
					 disabilities who have been expelled from school, and services for students with
					 disabilities in correctional facilities, students enrolled in state-operated or
					 state-supported schools, and students with disabilities in charter
					 schools;
j. to support the
					 development and provision of appropriate accommodations for students with
					 disabilities, or the development and provision of alternate assessments that
					 are valid and reliable for assessing the performance of students with
					 disabilities, in accordance with sections 1111(b) of the ESEA; and
k. to provide technical assistance to schools
					 and LEAs, and direct services, including supplemental educational services as
					 defined in section 1116(e) of the ESEA to students with disabilities, in
					 schools or LEAs identified for improvement under section 1116 of the ESEA on
					 the sole basis of the assessment results of the disaggregated subgroup of
					 students with disabilities, including providing professional development to
					 special and regular education teachers, who teach students with disabilities,
					 based on scientifically based research to improve educational instruction, in
					 order to improve academic achievement to meet or exceed the objectives
					 established by the state under section 1111(b)(2)(G) of the ESEA.