U.S. Department of Education Signals Final Decision on Parental Consent Expected Soon
On September 28, 2011, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in the DOE proposed revised guidelines for parental consent requirements under IDEA. If approved, the new regulations would eliminate the requirement that schools obtain parental consent each time access to public benefits or insurance programs is sought.
The new guidelines propose replacing the existing regulation with a one-time written notification requirement and would permit a public agency to use public benefits or insurance programs in which a child participates to provide or pay for services required under IDEA Part B, provided that parental consent requirements imposed under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) have already been met.
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