Kan. Admin. Regs. § 91-40-30

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 24, June 13, 2024

Section 91-40-30 - Expedited due process hearings

(a) If an expedited due process hearing is requested under the provisions of K.S.A. 72-992 or 72-993 and amendments thereto, the agency responsible for providing the hearing shall immediately notify the state board of the request and the parent's name and address.

(b) Upon being notified of a request for an expedited due process hearing, the state board shall appoint, from its list of qualified hearing officers, a due process hearing officer and shall notify the parties of the appointment.

(c) Each of the parties to an expedited due process hearing shall have the rights afforded to them under K.S.A. 72-973 and amendments thereto, except that either party shall have the right to prohibit the presentation of any evidence at the expedited hearing that has not been disclosed by the opposite party at least two business days before the hearing.

(d)

(1) Each hearing officer shall conduct the expedited due process hearing within 20 school days of the agency's receipt of the request for the expedited due process hearing and shall render a decision in the matter within 10 school days after the close of the hearing.

(2) A hearing officer in an expedited due process hearing shall not grant any extensions or otherwise fail to comply with the requirement of paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(e) Either party to an expedited due process hearing may appeal the decision in accordance with K.S.A. 72-974 and amendments thereto.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 91-40-30

Authorized by K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 72-963; implementing K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 72-992 and 72-993; effective May 19, 2000; amended March 21, 2008.