An Act To Align Maine Special Education Statutes with Federal Requirements
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§10-A, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 899, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §254, sub-§13 is enacted to read:
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §7202, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, §23, is further amended to read:
(1) Notifying parents or guardians of the study; and
(2) Requesting parental consent for the agency to have access to case records; and
Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §7202, sub-§10, as amended by PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, §23, is further amended to read:
Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §7202, sub-§11 is enacted to read:
Sec. 6. 20-A MRSA §7258, as amended by PL 2001, c. 354, §3 and PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is repealed.
Sec. 7. 20-A MRSA c. 308, as amended, is repealed.
Sec. 8. 26 MRSA §1411-D, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13, is amended to read:
Sec. 9. 26 MRSA §1411-D, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13, is amended to read:
Sec. 10. 26 MRSA §1411-D, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13, is repealed.
Sec. 11. 34-B MRSA §3004, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 1985, c. 768, §4, is further amended to read:
Sec. 12. 34-B MRSA §3004, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K, §33, is further amended to read:
(1) The report must include both existing service resources and deficiencies in the system of services.
(2) The report must include an assessment of the roles and responsibilities of mental health agencies, human services agencies, health agencies and involved state departments and must suggest ways in which these agencies and departments can better cooperate to improve the service system for people with chronic mental illness.
(3) The report must be prepared biennially and must be submitted to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over human resources by December 15th of every even-numbered year.
(4) The committee shall review the report and make recommendations with respect to administrative and funding improvements in the system of community support services to persons with chronic mental illness ; and .
Sec. 13. 34-B MRSA §3004, sub-§3, ¶D, as amended by PL 2009, c. 147, §12, is repealed.
Sec. 14. 34-B MRSA §5433, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1985, c. 768, §6, is further amended to read:
Sec. 15. 34-B MRSA §5433, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1985, c. 768, §6, is further amended to read:
Sec. 16. 34-B MRSA §5433, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2009, c. 147, §13, is repealed.
Sec. 17. 34-B MRSA §6004, first ¶, as amended by PL 2007, c. 356, §28 and affected by §31, is further amended to read:
The commissioner shall submit a report in coordination with the Commissioner of Education on efforts to plan for and develop social and habilitative services for persons who have autism and other pervasive developmental disorders to the Governor and the joint standing committee committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and institutional services matters and educational and cultural affairs. This report must be submitted no later than January 15th of every odd-numbered year and must be submitted in conjunction with the plan required by section 5003-A, subsection 3.
summary
This bill repeals provisions providing for planning the transition of students with disabilities to adult services and for transitional services coordination projects for students with disabilities by the Interdepartmental Committee on Transition in order to make state requirements regarding these students not exceed federal requirements. The bill eliminates the Interdepartmental Committee on Transition It also repeals provisions for transitional pilot projects for which funding is no longer provided.
This bill enacts language regarding the duties of school administrative units and the Commissioner of Education with regard to services for students with disabilities who are in transition from school to the community in accordance with the provisions of rules adopted by the Department of Education.
This bill provides for the coordination of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education in the submission of the annual report on efforts to plan for and develop social and habilitative services for persons who have autism and other pervasive developmental disorders and provides that the report also be submitted to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs.