LD 489 - Resolve, Regarding Continuity of Care in the Child Development Services System
March 2, 2009 -
Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs on Feb 12, 2009.
Latest Committee Action: VOTED, Mar 30, 2009, Ant. Div. Rep.
Committee Report: Ought to Pass as Amended, with a strong committee vote of 12-1
Summary
This resolve directs the Department of Education to amend its rules governing special education to align reimbursement of collateral contact with the MaineCare program; to require each Individualized Educational Program Team to make a determination regarding extended school year services at every Individualized Educational Program Team meeting; to clarify that the Individualized Education Program Team may make a determination about extended school year services based on available data, including information about a child's disability, even if an interruption in service has not occurred; to clarify that a Child Development Services System regional site may not unilaterally limit the duration of extended school year services; and to adjust the timeline for special education evaluation to 60 calendar days for the Child Development Services System while leaving it at the current state standard of 45 school days for public school districts.
