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Georgia DOE Draft Rules & IDEA Input Session Dates- Revision 2
Revision 2 of the Special Education Rules at http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/pea_policy.aspx?PageReq=Rev2Rule
The federal law that addresses the rights and needs of special education students, known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), was reauthorized by the U.S. Congress in 2004. The new federal regulations created based on the IDEA 2004 reauthorization became effective October 13, 2006. IDEA 2004 requires many changes to the current provisions of special education for local education agencies. In response to these new federal regulations, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) is required to revise the current set of State Board of Education rules that address special education students. Based on the changes in federal law, the GaDOE drafted revisions of the proposed rules and released them for public comment. The GaDOE formally conducted 11 input sessions throughout the state in December 2006 and January 2007 and also accepted general public comment. In addition the GaDOE met with and received comments from the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders which included invited representatives of the Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals, Georgia Association of Middle School Principals, Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals, Georgia Association of Curriculum and Instructional Supervisors, Georgia School Superintendent Association, and Georgia Council of Administrators of Special Education as well as selected attorneys representing local education agencies, selected attorneys specializing in the representation of families of students with special needs, and special education directors throughout the state. All comments and feedback were reviewed and used in the creation of Revision 2 of the state’s special education rules.
Listed below is Revision 2 of the proposed rules. They include a summary of the major comments on each rule and the changes made from Revision 1 to Revision 2; a side by side version with the federal regulation and the proposed state rule; a tracked changes version from Revision 1 to Revision 2; and a clean copy of proposed Revision 2.
The GaDOE’s Division for Exceptional Students has created a statewide committee to develop an Implementation Manual to correspond to the State rules for special education. The Implementation Manual will provide the sample forms for special education as well as other implementation guidance. The proposed release date for the Implementation Manual is July 1, 2007.
Comments and Tentative Rule Initiation Schedule
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The following schedule is currently being followed for the adoption of the special education rules though these dates are tentative and subject to change:
March 1, 2007 Revision 2 of the special education rules are released for public comment and review. A webcast explaining the changes to the rules will be conducted at 1:00PM but no comments will be accepted at this time. The purpose of this webcast is only to introduce and catalogue the changes made to the current revision.
March 6, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Web Interactive Conference to receive public comments on the Revison 2 of the rules. (Interactive Web Conference Link, session password = "gadoe")
If this is the first time you will be using Elluminate, you may be prompted to download some software which may take anywhere from 2 to 20 minutes depending upon your Internet connection speed. You can pre-configure your system with the required software by going to the support page located at: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org:80/support.help. In order to participate in the interactive web conference your computer will need to have a speaker. Comments can be made during the web conference either in writing or via a microphone if your computer has one.
March 6, 2007
2:00P p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Phone Conference to receive public comments on Revision 2 of the rules. (Conference dial-in number is1-800-378-6592, access code is 1049721, maximum participants is 200.)
March 6, 2007
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Phone Conference to receive public comments on Revision 2 of the rules. (Conference dial-in number is1-800-811-0667, access code is 1241295, maximum participants is 200.)
March 8, 2007 Proposed State Board of Education initiation of all special education rules. (This is the beginning of the formal rule adoption process.)
April 11, 2007
1:00 p.m. Proposed State Board of Education Public Hearing on all revised special education rules will be conducted at:
Georgia Department of Education
State Board Room, 20th Floor – East Tower
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
July 1, 2007 Effective date of all newly adopted special education rules.
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Rule Number and Description Summary of Comments & GaDOE Responses from
All Rules in this Category
Written comments on the special education rules can also be sent by:
E-mail to:
policy@doe.k12.ga.us, or
U.S. Mail to:
Special Education Rules Comments
Georgia Department of Education
2053 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Atlanta, GA 30334
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Posted on Monday, November 27, 2006 (Archive on Monday, December 04, 2006)
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