State Advisory Panel on Special Education 

DC’s State Advisory Panel on Special Education performs the following functions:

• a. Advising on unmet needs within the District of Columbia in the education of children with disabilities
• Reviewing and commenting publicly on any legislation, rules or regulations proposed in the District of Columbia on the education of children with disabilities
• Advising on developing evaluations and reporting on data to the United States Department of Education (Secretary)  in the implementation of IDEA (under section 618 of the Act)
• Providing advice in developing corrective action plans to address findings identified in federal monitoring reports under Part B of IDEA
• Advising on the development and implementation of proposed legislation, rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to the coordination of services for children with disabilities, including advising on eligible students with disabilities in adult prisons
• Advising on the education of eligible students with disabilities who have been convicted as adults and incarcerated in adult prisons, even if, consistent with Sec, 300.607, CFR, the District assigns general supervision responsibility for those students to a public agency other than an SEA.
  g. Providing advice on systemic and other issues affecting the coordination and delivery of special education and related services to children and youth with disabilities
• Reviewing and commenting publicly on the State Annual Program Plan
• Undertake any other duties as may be assigned by the Mayor, the State Superintendent of Education, or as required by federal law
• Preparing an annual report of its activities and recommendations on or by July 1 of each calendar year, and submitting it to the Mayor, the District of Columbia Department of Education, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, as the State Education Agency, and the public, or as required by federal law
• Provide opportunities for public input through scheduled public hearings.   Public comment may be made in person or through written comments via United States mail, electronic transmittal, or facsimile.

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• Meetings and Minutes
• Current Panel
• Procedures and Bylaws