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Committee hears clarification bill on alternative dispute resolution and IEP facilitation; legal redundancy struck by amendment
Summary
House Bill 532 would clarify differences among alternative dispute resolution methods used in special‑education disputes, and an amendment proposed by the Department removes language redundant with statutes adopted after last year’s audit response.
Representative Glenn Cordelli introduced House Bill 532 to clarify how three forms of dispute resolution — neutral conferences, mediation and IEP team facilitation — are treated in statute. The sponsor said the bill was intended to resolve confusion created when the three methods had different procedural elements.
Rebecca Ferdette of the Department of Education told the committee the department had previously removed IEP facilitation language but later…
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