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Committee approves bill protecting parents attending IEP and attendance meetings; limit, notice and sunset in amended language
Summary
Senate Bill 409 would bar employers from taking adverse employment actions against parents who miss work to attend case conference committee meetings and attendance conferences that determine special-education services.
Senate Bill 409, presented by Senator Poele, would protect employees from adverse employment actions when they miss work to attend case conference committee meetings (the meetings where teams decide what goes into a student’s individualized education program, or IEP) and attendance conferences. The sponsor described key provisions included in the amended bill: an employee must give at least five days’ notice when possible, the protection covers travel to and from the meeting, employees are limited to one covered case conference or attendance conference per…
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