Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department of
Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers
Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS
Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards
Section 303.403 - Prior notice; native language
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 303.403
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) General. Written prior notice must be given to the parents of a child eligible under this part a reasonable time before a public agency or service provider proposes, or refuses, to initiate or change the identification, evaluation, or placement of the child, or the provision of appropriate early interverition services to the child and the child's family.
(b) Content of notice. The notice must be in sufficient detail to inform the parents about-
(1) The action that is being proposed or
refused;
(2) The reasons for taking
the action;
(3) All procedural
safeguards that are available under Secs. 303.401-303.460 of this part;
and
(4) The State complaint
procedures under Secs. 303.510-303.512, including a description of how to file
a complaint and the timelines under those procedures.
(c) Native language.
(1) The notice must be-
(i) Written in language inderstandable to the
general public; and
(ii) Provided
in the native language of the parents, unless it is clearly not feasible to do
so.
(2) If the native
language or other mode of communication of the parent is not a written
language, the public agency, or designated service provider, shall take steps
to ensure that-
(i) The notice is translated
orally or by other means to the parent in the parent's native language or other
mode of communication;
(ii) The
parent understands the notice; and
(iii) There is written evidence that the
requirements of this paragraph have been met.
(3) If a parent is deaf or blind, or has no
written language, the mode of communication must be that normally used by the
parent (such as sign language, braille, or oral communication).
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1439(a)(6) and (7)
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