GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 430

Short Title:  Special Needs Notice Change.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Marvin.
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Referred to:  Education.
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March 15, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROCESS FOR GIVING NOTICE OF DECISIONS REGARDING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 115C-116(a)	reads as rewritten:
	"(a)	Prior Notice. – The parent, guardian, or surrogate parent of a child shall be notified promptly when:
(1)	The local educational agency proposes to initiate or change, the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of a child as a child with special needs; or
(2)	The local educational agency proposes to initiate or change, the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of a child as a child with special needs.
The written notice shall contain a full explanation of all the procedural safeguards available to the parent, guardian, or surrogate parent including the right to review the proposed decision, and a statement offering the parent, guardian, or surrogate parent the opportunity for mediation. The local education agency shall document that all required notices have been sent to and received by parents, guardians, or surrogate parents."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.