La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XLIII-704

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XLIII-704 - State-level Activities

A. State Administration. For the purpose of administering part B of the IDEA, including Subsection C of this Section, section 619 of the IDEA, and the coordination of activities under part B of the IDEA with, and providing technical assistance to, other programs that provide services to students with disabilities, the state's administrative authority and responsibility is governed by 34 CFR 300.704A.

B. Other State-Level Activities

1. The LDE may reserve a portion of its allocations for other state-level activities. The maximum amount that the state may reserve for other state-level activities is governed by 34 CFR 300.704(b)(1) and (2).

2. Some portion of the funds reserved under Paragraph B.1 of this Section shall be used to carry out the following activities:

a. for monitoring, enforcement, and complaint investigation; and

b. to establish and implement the mediation process required by section 615E of the IDEA, including providing for the costs of mediators and support personnel;

3. Funds reserved under Paragraph B.1 of this Section also may be used to carry out the following activities:

a. for support and direct services, including technical assistance, personnel preparation, and professional development and training;

b. to support paperwork reduction activities, including expanding the use of technology in the IEP process;

c. to assist LEAs in providing positive behavioral interventions and supports and mental health services for students with disabilities;

d. to improve the use of technology in the classroom by students with disabilities to enhance learning;

e. to support the use of technology, including technology with universal design principles and assistive technology devices, to maximize accessibility to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities;

f. development and implementation of transition programs, including coordination of services with agencies involved in supporting the transition of students with disabilities to postsecondary activities;

g. to assist LEAs in meeting personnel shortages;

h. to support capacity building activities and improve the delivery of services by LEAs to improve results for students with disabilities;

i. alternative programming for students with disabilities who have been expelled from school, and services for students with disabilities in correctional facilities, students enrolled in state-operated or state-supported schools, and students with disabilities in charter schools;

j. to support the development and provision of appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities, or the development and provision of alternate assessments that are valid and reliable for assessing the performance of students with disabilities, in accordance with sections 1111(b) of the ESEA; and

k. to provide technical assistance to schools and LEAs, and direct services, including supplemental educational services as defined in section 1116(e) of the ESEA to students with disabilities, in schools or LEAs identified for improvement under section 1116 of the ESEA on the sole basis of the assessment results of the disaggregated subgroup of students with disabilities, including providing professional development to special and regular education teachers, who teach students with disabilities, based on scientifically based research to improve educational instruction, in order to improve academic achievement to meet or exceed the objectives established by the state under section 1111(b)(2)(G) of the ESEA.

C. Local Educational Agency High Cost Fund. For the purpose of assisting LEAs (including a charter school that is an LEA or a consortium of LEAs) in addressing the needs of high need students with disabilities, the state has the option to reserve for each fiscal year 10 percent of the amount of funds the state reserves for other state-level activities under Paragraph B.1 of this Section in accordance with 34 CFR 300.704(c).

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLIII-704

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 34:2084 (October 2008).

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