Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director
Chapter 3301-53 - Special Education Programs for the Mentally Retarded
Section 3301-53-01 - Minimum standards for establishing county board of developmental disabilities special education programs.
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3301-53-01
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Definitions. All terms used in this rule shall be considered as defined in rules 3301-35-01 and 3301-51-01 of the Administrative Code.
(B) Responsibilities of the county board of developmental disabilities. The county board of developmental disabilities shall provide a special education program for eligible children appropriately placed in such programs pursuant to rules 3301-51-01 to 3301-51-11 of the Administrative Code.
(C) Eligible children. The county board of developmental disabilities shall provide a program to serve:
(1)
Children with disabilities who have been determined
eligible for special education services in accordance with rule
3301-51-06 of the
Administrative Code regarding evaluations.
(2)
Preschool
children who are eligible for preschool special education services under rule
3301-51-11
of the Administrative Code.
(D) Special education program requirements.
(1)
All programs shall comply with the following statutes
and related rules:
(a)
Confidentiality and personal information systems in
section
3319.321 and
Chapter 1347. of the Revised Code, regarding safeguards of student
records.
(b)
Scope of obligation in section
3321.04 of
the Revised Code, regarding student attendance strategies.
(c)
Education of
children with disabilities in Chapter 3323. of the Revised
Code.
(d)
All applicable state and local health and safety
codes.
(e)
Section
3737.73
of the Revised Code, drills and rapid dismissals.
(f)
Chapter 3301-51
of the Administrative Code, Ohio operating standards for the education of
children with disabilities.
(E) School district of residence requirements.
(1)
The school district of residence that placed a child in
a special education program run by a county board of developmental disabilities
shall ensure compliance with the following:
(a)
A free education
to be provided; hours in a school year, pursuant to section
3313.48
of the Revised Code.
(b)
Policy regarding suspension, expulsion, removal, and
permanent exclusion, pursuant to section
3313.661
of the Revised Code, policy regarding suspension or expulsion specifies the
types of misconduct for which a pupil may be suspended, expelled, or removed,
except that if the section is inconsistent with the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (2006), then the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act shall control.
(c)
Immunization of
pupils, immunization record, annual summary, pursuant to section
3313.67
of the Revised Code, required immunizations.
(d)
Emergency Medical
Authorization pursuant to section
3313.712
of the Revised Code, emergency medical authorization.
(e)
Contract with
health district for services of physician, dentist, or nurse pursuant to
section
3313.72
of the Revised Code.
(f)
Purpose and definitions pursuant to rule
3301-35-01
of the Administrative Code, the purpose and definitions for the operating
standards for kindergarten to twelfth grade.
(g)
Governance,
leadership, and strategic planning pursuant to rule
3301-35-02
of the Administrative Code, services that identify student health and safety
concerns and opportunities for access to appropriate related
resources.
(h)
Board of health shall inspect schools and may close
them pursuant to section
3707.26
of the Revised Code, regarding inspection of schools by the board of
health.
(F) Evaluation and establishing.
(1)
The program shall be evaluated by the department of
education to determine if such program is in compliance with this rule.
Following the initial evaluation of the program, the program shall be monitored
by the department of education as determined appropriate by the
department.
(2)
The program shall be recommended by the department of
education to the state board of education for establishing if the program meets
the requirements specified in this rule and those set forth in Chapter 3301-51
of the Administrative Code regarding the education of children with
disabilities.
Replaces: 3301-53-01
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