[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 103 (Friday, May 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30005-30006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12946]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; List of
Correspondence
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: List of Correspondence from October 1, 2009 through December
31, 2009.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing the following list pursuant to
section 607(f) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA). Under section 607(f) of the IDEA, the Secretary is required, on
a quarterly basis, to publish in the Federal Register a list of
correspondence from the U.S. Department of Education (Department)
received by individuals during the previous quarter that describes the
interpretations of the Department of the IDEA or the regulations that
implement the IDEA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel Nishi or Mary Louise Dirrigl.
Telephone: (202) 245-7468.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you can
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of this notice in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or
computer diskette) on request to the contact persons listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following list identifies correspondence
from the Department issued from October 1, 2009 through December 31,
2009. Included on the list are those letters that contain
interpretations of the requirements of the IDEA and its implementing
regulations, as well as letters and other documents that the Department
believes will assist the public in understanding the requirements of
the law and its regulations. The date of and topic addressed by each
letter are identified, and summary information is also provided, as
appropriate. To protect the privacy interests of the individual or
individuals involved, personally identifiable information has been
redacted, as appropriate.
Part B--Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities
Section 611--Authorization; Allotment; Use of Funds; Authorization of
Appropriations
Topic Addressed: State Administration
[cir] Letters dated November 13, 2009 to Senator Lamar Alexander,
Senator Richard M. Burr, Senator Tom Coburn, Senator Michael B. Enzi,
Senator Judd Gregg, Senator Orrin G. Hatch, and Senator Johnny Isakson,
regarding the Secretary's authority to adjust the statutory caps on
State administration for Federal fiscal year 2009 under section 611 of
the IDEA and Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, as amended, to help defray the costs of implementing the data
collection requirements associated with the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
Topic Addressed: Use of Funds
[cir] Letter dated October 27, 2009 to National Association of
Private Special Education Centers Executive Director and CEO Sherry L.
Kolbe, clarifying when Part B, IDEA funds may be used for professional
development activities for private school personnel and contractors
serving children with disabilities placed in private schools by public
agencies.
Section 612--State Eligibility
Topic Addressed: Maintenance of State Financial Support
[cir] Office of Special Education Programs Memorandum 10-5, dated
December 2, 2009 to Chief State School
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Officers and State Directors of Special Education, regarding the State
funds that must be included in the calculation of State financial
support for special education and related services.
Topic Addressed: Children in Private Schools
[cir] Letter dated December 8, 2009 to New York Attorney Lawrence
D. Weinberg, regarding whether parents can obtain reimbursement under
Part B of the IDEA for the cost of a private placement for a child not
previously found eligible for special education and related services.
Section 613--Local Educational Agency Eligibility
Topic Addressed: Maintenance of Effort
[cir] Letter dated October 29, 2009 to Learning Disabilities
Association of Connecticut Board of Directors Secretary Diane
Willcutts, regarding the use of ARRA Part B, IDEA funds by local
educational agencies (LEAs) and LEA maintenance of effort requirements.
[cir] Letter dated November 13, 2009 to Iowa Department of
Education Chief Lana Michelson and Legal Consultant Thomas A. Mayes,
reaffirming the Department's position that a State educational agency
(SEA) must prohibit an LEA from taking advantage of the LEA maintenance
of effort reduction if the SEA identifies the LEA as having significant
disproportionality.
Section 616--Monitoring, Technical Assistance, and Enforcement
Topic Addressed: State Determinations on the Performance of Each Local
Educational Agency
[cir] Letter dated October 21, 2009 to Chief State School Officers
and State Directors of Special Education urging States to maintain high
standards and not compromise the determination process under section
616(d)(2) of the IDEA.
[cir] Letter dated October 30, 2009 to Montana Office of Public
Instruction Director of Special Education Tim Harris, clarifying that
an SEA must prohibit an LEA that receives a determination of ``needs
assistance,'' ``needs intervention,'' or ``needs substantial
intervention'' pursuant to section 616(d)(2) of the IDEA from taking
advantage of the 50 percent LEA maintenance of effort reduction.
Part C--Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities
Section 635--Requirements for Statewide System
Topic Addressed: Complaint Resolution
[cir] Letter dated October 27, 2009 to Nevada Aging and Disability
Services Division Part C Coordinator Wendy Whipple, regarding the
obligation of the State lead agency to provide compensatory services
under Part C of the IDEA for children who were denied early
intervention services, even after they moved out of the State.
Section 639--Procedural Safeguards
Topic Addressed: Evaluations, Parental Consent, and Reevaluations
[cir] Letter dated November 13, 2009 to California Early Start Part
C Coordinator Rick Ingraham, regarding when parental consent must be
obtained for changes in the individualized family service plan.
Other Letters That Do Not Interpret the Idea But May Be of Interest To
Readers
Topic Addressed: Seclusion and Restraint
[cir] Letter dated December 8, 2009 to Senator Christopher J. Dodd,
Representative George Miller, and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers,
outlining principles for Congress to consider in developing legislation
to limit the use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools and
other educational settings that receive Federal funds.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.027, Assistance to
States for Education of Children with Disabilities)
Dated: May 24, 2010.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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