- Introduced -

SB 874 - The act prescribes that local school districts must coordinate with existing public, private, and private not-for-profit agencies in the planning process to design the service delivery system for special education services. Currently, such coordination is allowed, but not mandated. Further, the act requires that when a child (who is currently receiving instruction from a DESE-approved program not run by the school district) reaches the age of three, the team preparing the child's individualized education program shall give preference to keeping the child in the existing program for the remainder of that school term. This retention is predicated on the team concluding that the child would not be better served in the school district's program.

DONALD THALHUBER