La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XLIII-173

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024

Section XLIII-173 - Overidentification and Disproportionality

A. Consistent with the purposes of these regulations and with Section 618(d) of the IDEA, the LDE establishes the following policies and procedures to prevent the inappropriate over-identification or disproportionate representation by race and ethnicity of students as students with disabilities, including students with disabilities with a particular impairment as defined in §905.

1. The LDE shall annually collect and analyze data described in Subsecction A above.

2. When data described in Subsection A. above indicate overidentification or disproportionate identification, the LDE shall review the policies, procedures, and practices of the LDE or the affected LEA.

3. When the review indicates inappropriate identification, the LDE shall require the revision of the LDE's or the affected LEA's policies, procedures, and practices to ensure compliance with these regulations.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLIII-173

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 34:2052 (October 2008).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.17:1941 et seq.