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Code, Section 1232g (2002); and the federal | | Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, | | 20 United States Code, Sections 1401 to 1487 (2002), | | except that "directory information," as defined by | | the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy | | Act of 1974, is confidential and is not subject to | | public disclosure unless the parent or guardian | | specifically permits disclosure in writing or a | | judge orders otherwise.__Copies of the information | | filed under this subparagraph must be maintained by | | the student's parent or guardian until the home | | instruction program concludes.__The records must be | | made available to the commissioner upon request. |
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| | | (d)__If the home instruction program is | | discontinued, students of compulsory school age | | must be enrolled in a public school or an | | equivalent instruction alternative as provided for | | in this paragraph.__The receiving school shall | | determine the placement of the student.__At the | | secondary level, the principal of the receiving | | school shall determine the value of the prior | | educational experience toward meeting the | | standards of the system of learning results as | | established in section 6209. |
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| | | (e)__The commissioner shall amend or adopt rules | | to accomplish the purposes of this subparagraph.__ | | Rules adopted pursuant to this division are major | | substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter | | 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §5021, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 610, §1, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | A school administrative unit shall conform to the following | | standards in making public school resources and services | available to a student enrolled in an equivalent instruction | program approved by the commissioner pursuant to section 5001-A, | subsection 3, paragraph A, subparagraph (3) | | program under section 5001-A, subsection 3, paragraph A, | | subparagraph (4) for a student otherwise eligible to attend | | school in that school administrative unit. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §6001, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 595, §2, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Federal and state law. The provisions of this section, | | the United States Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of |
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