22 Pa. Code § 15.6 - Parent initiated evaluation and provision of services
(a) Parents shall request in writing that
their child be evaluated and provided services if they believe their child
meets one or more of the following conditions:
(1) Should be identified as a protected
handicapped student .
(2) Should no
longer be identified as a protected handicapped student .
(3) Requires a change in or modification of
the child's current service agreement .
(b) The parents should include available
relevant medical records along with their written request for the provision of
services.
(c) Whenever possible the
parents ' request for the provision of services shall state the following:
(1) The specific reasons the parents believe
the student is or is no longer a protected handicapped student .
(2) The specific related aids, services or
accommodations the parents believe the student needs.
(3) The specific modifications the parents
would like the school district to make in the student's current service
agreement , if the parents are requesting modification of the student's current
service agreement .
(d)
Within 25 school days of receipt of the parents ' written request for the
provision of services the school district shall evaluate the information
submitted by the parents and send a written response to the parents '
request.
(e) The school district's
response to the parents shall be in the parents ' native language or mode of
communication and shall state the following:
(1) Whether the parents ' request or a portion
of the parents ' request is being granted or denied.
(2) The parents ' right to meet with the
appropriate school officials to discuss the issues associated with
accommodating the student.
(3) The
procedural safeguards available to students and their parents under §
15.8 (relating to procedural
safeguards).
(4) Parents using the
procedural safeguards in this chapter may also file suit in Federal court under
Section 504.
(f) If upon
evaluation of the information submitted by the parents , the school district
determines that it needs additional information before it can make a specific
recommendation concerning the parents ' request, the district shall ask the
parents to provide additional medical records and grant the district permission
to evaluate the student.
(g) The
school district initiated request to evaluate a student under subsection (f)
shall be in writing and specifically identify the procedures and types of tests
which it proposes to use to evaluate the student and inform the parents that
they have the right to give or withhold their written consent to these
evaluations.
Notes
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code Appendix A (relating to model memorandum of understanding).
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