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Committee advances bill clarifying IEP facilitation, mediation and neutral conference rules
Summary
The committee voted 17–0 to advance House Bill 532 as amended, which clarifies that IEP facilitation, neutral conference and mediation are distinct dispute-resolution methods and directs rulemaking for each.
The House Education Policy Committee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 532 after adopting amendment 0480h, which clarifies the statutory language distinguishing individualized education plan (IEP) facilitation from mediation and neutral conference and specifies separate rulemaking authority for each.
Why it matters: The bill responds to audit recommendations and stakeholder concerns that the three dispute-resolution processes used in special education were being conflated in statute and…
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