Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-4-7-.03 - Child Find Procedures
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a) Definitions related to all special
education rules can be found in State Board of Education Rule
160-4-7-.21
DEFINITIONS.
(2)
GENERAL.
(a) Each LEA must have
in effect policies and procedures to ensure that all suspected children with
disabilities, including those who are homeless, are wards of the State or are
attending private schools, regardless of the severity of their disability, and
who are in need of special education and related services, are identified,
located and evaluated. [34
C.F.R. §
300.111]
(b) Each LEA shall ensure that before
conducting any significant activity that is designed to identify, locate or
evaluate children, annual notice must be published or announced in newspapers
or other media, or both, to notify parents of this activity. [34 C.F.R. §
300.612(b)]
(c) These policies and procedures shall
provide for the screening and evaluation of all children with suspected
disabilities birth through age 21 to include:
1. Children birth through age three. An LEA
may fulfill its child find responsibility through referral to the Babies Can't
Wait early intervention program operated by the Department of Public
Health.
2. Preschool children, ages
3-5, not yet eligible for state-funded kindergarten.
3. Children enrolled in the LEA schools
including public charter schools.
4. Children who are suspected of being
children with disabilities and in need of special education, even though they
are progressing from grade to grade. [34 C.F.R. §
300.111(c)(1)]
5. Highly mobile children, including migrant
children. [34 C.F.R. §
300.111(c)(2)]
6. Children who are detained or incarcerated
in city/county operated jails or correctional facilities.
7. Children who reside in the LEA and are
enrolled in home school/study programs.
8. Parentally-placed private school children.
[34 C.F.R. §
300.131(a)]
(i) Children enrolled by their parents in
private, including religious, elementary and secondary schools located in the
LEA's jurisdiction. [34
C.F.R. §
300.130]
(d) Each LEA must have in effect
policies and procedures to ensure a practical method is developed and
implemented to determine which children are currently receiving needed special
education and related services. [34 C.F.R. §
300.111(a)(ii)]
1. Each LEA shall submit to the Georgia
Department of Education (GaDOE), in an electronic format specified by GaDOE,
data requested by the GaDOE on all children ages 3 through 21 who have been
found eligible for special education and related services.
2. All data shall be accurate and timely.
[34 C.F.R. §
300.645]
Notes
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