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HF 133

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/14/2011 03:21pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to education; allowing trial placements for eligible children at the
Minnesota State Academies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section
125A.69, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 125A.69, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:


Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin Two kindsdeleted text end new text begin Admissionsnew text end .

deleted text begin There are two kinds ofdeleted text end Admission to the
Minnesota State Academiesnew text begin is described in this sectionnew text end .

(a) A pupil who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deleted text begin blind-deafdeleted text end new text begin deafblindnew text end , may be admitted to
the Academy for the Deaf. A pupil who is blind or visually impaired, deleted text begin blind-deafdeleted text end new text begin deafblindnew text end ,
or multiply disabled may be admitted to the Academy for the Blind. For a pupil to be
admitted, two decisions must be made under sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65.

(1) It must be decided by the individual education planning team that education in
regular or special education classes in the pupil's district of residence cannot be achieved
satisfactorily because of the nature and severity of the deafness or blindness or visual
impairment respectively.

(2) It must be decided by the individual education planning team that the academy
provides the most appropriate placement within the least restrictive alternative for the
pupil.

(b) A deaf or hard-of-hearing child or a visually impaired pupil may be admitted to
get socialization skills or on a short-term basis for skills development.

new text begin (c) A parent of a child who resides in Minnesota and who meets the disability criteria
for being deaf or hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired, or multiply disabled may
apply to place the child in the Minnesota State Academies. Academy staff must review
the application to determine whether the Minnesota State Academies is an appropriate
placement for the child. If academy staff determine that the Minnesota State Academies is
an appropriate placement, the staff must invite the individualized education program team
at the child's resident school district to participate in a meeting to arrange a trial placement
of between 60 and 90 calendar days at the Minnesota State Academies. If the child's
parent consents to the trial placement, the Minnesota State Academies is the responsible
serving school district and incurs all due process obligations under law, and the child's
resident school district is responsible for any transportation included in the child's
individualized education program during the trial placement. Before the trial placement
ends, academy staff must convene an individualized education program team meeting to
determine whether to continue the child's placement at the Minnesota State Academies
or that another placement is appropriate. If the academy members of the individualized
education program team and the parent are unable to agree on the child's placement, the
child's placement reverts to the placement in the child's individualized education program
that immediately preceded the trial placement. If the parent and individualized education
program team agree to continue the placement beyond the trial period, the transportation
and due process responsibilities are the same as those described for the trial placement
under this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2011.
new text end