A board of education shall receive payment for the cost of
special education and related services according to the provisions of sections
10-76a to
10-76ii,
inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes. To be eligible to receive such
payment, such board of education shall provide special education and related
services to children with disabilities in accordance with the requirements of
the IDEA, sections
10-76a to
10-76ii,
inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes and sections
10-76a-1 to
10-76d-19,
inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(a)
Monitoring. The State Board
of Education shall conduct such monitoring activities, program audits or fiscal
audits as it deems necessary to ensure that each board of education complies
with the requirements of the IDEA, sections
10-76a to
10-76ii,
inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes and sections
10-76a-1 to
10-76d-19,
inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b)
Compliance procedures. The
following procedures shall apply in the determination of compliance with the
requirements of the IDEA, sections
10-76a to
10-76ii,
inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes and sections
10-76a-1 to
10-76d-19,
inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(1) Each board of education shall supply to
the State Board of Education, at its request, any and all information necessary
to document compliance with the requirements of the IDEA, sections
10-76a to
10-76ii,
inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes and sections
10-76a-1 to
10-76d-19,
inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Such information
shall be submitted at such time and in such manner as the State Board of
Education may request. The State Board of Education shall be afforded such
access to records as may be necessary to verify information furnished by the
board of education.
(2) A board of
education may submit a written proposal, for prior approval by the State Board
of Education, to document compliance with any requirement of these regulations
in a manner different from that specified in these regulations. Such proposal
may be approved if it appears that it will substantially meet the goals of
these regulations.
(3) In the event
that a board of education does not comply with the requirements of the IDEA,
sections
10-76a to
10-76ii,
inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes and sections
10-76a-1 to
10-76d-19,
inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies or does not
implement plans for such compliance within a reasonable period of time, the
State Board of Education shall take such action as it may deem appropriate
pursuant to its authority as set forth in sections
10-4a
and
10-4b
of the Connecticut General Statutes and the IDEA.
