Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
Filed: 3/4/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 628 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 628 as follows:


 
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on page 11, by replacing lines 15 through 26 with the 
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following:
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    "(g-5)  To ensure that a parent can participate fully and 
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effectively with school personnel in the development of 
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appropriate educational  and related services for his or her 
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child, the parent, an independent educational evaluator, or an 
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expert retained by or on behalf of a parent or child must be 
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afforded access of sufficient duration and extent  to 
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educational personnel, facilities, classrooms, and buildings 
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and to the child in order to conduct an evaluation of the 
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child, the child's performance,  the child's current 
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educational program, placement, or environment, or any 
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proposed educational program, placement, or environment, 
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including interviews, observations, assessments, tests, or 
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assessments of the child's educational program or placement or 
 


 






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any proposed educational program or placement. For purposes of 
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this subsection (g-5), "expert" includes a therapist, 
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doctorate level educator or specialist, academician, 
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physician, diagnostician, educational consultant, certified, 
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licensed, or otherwise credentialed professional, or student 
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or intern in an accredited program working under the direct 
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supervision of a therapist, doctorate level educator or 
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specialist, academician, physician, diagnostician, educational 
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consultant, or  certified, licensed, or otherwise credentialed 
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professional. Prior to visiting a school, a school building, or 
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a school facility, the parent, independent educational 
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evaluator, or expert shall inform the building principal or 
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supervisor of the proposed visit, the purposes of the visit, 
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and the approximate duration of the visit.  Visitors shall 
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comply with school safety and security policies and protect 
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students' right of privacy and may not disrupt the educational 
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process."; and
 
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on page 12, by deleting lines 1 through 9; and
 
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on page 28, lines 12 and 13, by replacing "if the expert 
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witness contributed to the relief obtained" with "incurred"; 
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and
 
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on page 28, lines 17 and 18, by replacing "necessary for the 
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preparation of" with "prepared for"; and
 
 


 






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on page 28, line 23, after "decree," by inserting "mediation 
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agreement,"; and
 
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on page 29, line 5, before "private", by inserting "mediation 
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agreement or".