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Committee advances bill to require parent notice before moving students in contained special-education classrooms
Summary
HB143 would require school districts to notify parents at least 30 days before moving students who are served in contained special-education classrooms, provide contact information and an opportunity to comment, and apply reporting and information requirements to ensure smoother transfers.
Representative Karen Peterson presented House Bill 143 after meeting with parents who described surprise moves of students in contained special-education classrooms. Peterson said the bill is targeted: it covers students in "contained" classrooms (special classes serving multiple special education students) and requires districts to provide at least 30 days' notice, contact information, the transfer date, and a means for written or verbal comment to the school board.
The sponsor framed the change as closing a notification gap in code that currently protects general-education students during boundary changes but not students in contained special-education placements. No members asked follow-up policy questions in committee, and Representative Tiara Auxier moved that the committee recommend the bill favorably. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
The committee recorded no public opposition in the transcript; the committee did not transcribe a roll-call vote for the motion.
