Oregon Department of Education
Chapter 581
Division 15
SPECIAL EDUCATION
581-015-2870
Due Process Hearings
OARs 581-015-2340 through 581-015-2385 apply for EI and ECSE programs with the following exceptions:
(1) "School District" means contractors and subcontractors;
(2) Parents may not seek reimbursement or attorney fees under ORS 343.175 for EI hearings;
(3) The Department must submit a copy of the hearing decision to the State Advisory Council for Special Education and the State Interagency Coordinating Council; and
(4) EI parents may use the State Due Process system established in OAR 581-015-2340 through 581-015-2385 to contest the imposition of fees, or a public agency’s decisions about a parent’s ability to pay costs, such as co-payments or deductibles, incurred as a part of a child’s early intervention services.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 343.475 & 343.531
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 343.475, 343.531 & 34 CFR 303.521(e)
History:
ODE 30-2012, f. 11-7-12, cert. ef. 11-9-12
ODE 14-2012, f. 3-30-12, cert. ef. 4-2-12
Renumbered from 581-015-1030, ODE 10-2007, f. & cert. ef. 4-25-07
ODE 24-2000, f. & cert. ef. 10-16-00
EB 10-1996, f. & cert. ef. 6-26-96
EB 4-1995, f. & cert. ef. 1-24-95
EB 23-1992, f. & cert. ef. 6-23-92