Section 10-76d-13 - TimelinesSpecial education and related services shall be provided as soon as possible after the planning and placement team meeting held to review, revise or develop the child's individualized education program, but in any event not later than the following timelines.
(a)School year. In the case of a referral made during the academic year, the timelines shall be as follows. (1) The individualized education program shall be implemented within forty-five days of referral or notice, exclusive of the time required to obtain parental consent.(2) In the case of a child whose individualized education program calls for out-of-district or private placement, the individualized education program shall be implemented within sixty days of referral or notice, exclusive of the time required to obtain parental consent. If difficulty of placement is such as to occasion a delay beyond this period, the board of education shall submit to the state board of education written documentation of its efforts to obtain placement in a timely manner.(3) Notice shall be sent to the parents in accordance with the requirements of Section 10-76d-8 of these regulations.(4) Where necessary, parental consent shall be given within ten days of the date of notice or, where appropriate, of the date of the planning and placement team meeting in which the parents participated. Consent shall be as specified in Section 10-76d-8 of these regulations.(5) Notice of a planning and placement team meeting to develop, review or revise the child's individualized education program shall be sent to the parents in accordance with Section 10-76d-12(c) of these regulations.(6) A full copy of the individualized education program shall be sent to the parents within five days after the planning and placement team meeting to develop, review or revise the individualized education program.(b)Between school years. In the case of a referral made in between school years, the effective date of the referral may be deemed to be the first school day of the next school year.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-76d-13