Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0520 - Education
Subtitle 0520-01 - State Board of Education Rules, Regulations, and Minimum Standards for the Operation of the Public School System
Chapter 0520-01-09 - Special Education Programs and Services
Section 0520-01-09-.18 - IMPARTIAL DUE PROCESS HEARING

(1) Special education due process cases shall be heard by administrative law judges employed by the secretary of state. Administrative law judges shall have jurisdiction to hear complaints arising under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400, et seq., as from time to time amended, and Rules of the State Board of Education. The administrative office of the courts shall provide legal training in special education law to the administrative law judges assigned to hear special education due process cases sufficient to comport with the requirements of 20 U.S.C. § 1415, as from time to time amended.

(2) When a hearing is requested, the LEA director of schools shall immediately contact the Department of Education Division of Special Education.

(3) The LEA shall be responsible for providing an appropriate meeting place, a stenographic record of the hearing and a typed transcript of the hearing proceedings, and shall bear the administrative costs of the hearing, with the exception of the services of the hearing officer.

(4) Expenses, up to $5,000, for the services of a court reporter, the original copy of the transcript for the hearing officer and one (1) copy for the parents will be reimbursed upon submission of appropriate documentation to the Department of Education.