Indiana Administrative Code
Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Article 7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION
Rule 34 - Nonpublic Schools or Facilities
Section 34-3 - Educational evaluations for parentally-placed nonpublic school students attending nonpublic schools outside the school corporation of legal settlement

(a) All students who are determined eligible for special education and related services have the right to be offered a free appropriate public education from their school corporation of legal settlement.

(b) If a student, who attends a nonpublic school that is outside of the student's school corporation of legal settlement, is referred to the public agency where the nonpublic school is located for an educational evaluation, the public agency must conduct the evaluation in accordance with the procedures and timelines set forth in 511 IAC 7-40, unless the public agency documents the following:

(c) Before any personally identifiable information about a student can be released between officials from the:

(d) If the parent chooses to receive the evaluation from the public agency of legal settlement, the public agency of legal settlement must conduct the evaluation in accordance with the procedures and timelines set forth in 511 IAC 7-40.

(e) If a student's CCC determines that the student is eligible for special education and related services, the:

(f) If the offer of a free appropriate public education is rejected, and the parent decides to continue enrollment in the nonpublic school, the student is entitled to services from the public agency where the nonpublic school is located. In order for the school district of legal settlement to forward:

(g) After receiving the documents specified in subsection (f), the public agency where the nonpublic school is located must convene a CCC meeting within ten (10) instructional days to develop a service plan described in section 5 of this rule.

(h) If a student is evaluated by the public agency where the nonpublic school is located, the CCC must determine eligibility for special education and related services and develop a service plan if the student is eligible. After the service plan is developed, the student's parent is entitled to seek an offer of a free appropriate public education from the school district of legal settlement. In order for the public agency where the nonpublic school is located to forward: