Section Ed 1116.02 - Assignment of a Surrogate Parent for an Unaccompanied Child who is or may be a Child with a Disability(a) A school district shall immediately enroll any unaccompanied child for the purposes of attending classes and participating fully in school activities.(b) From the date of school enrollment, the school district's local homeless education liaison shall have a maximum of 30 days to appoint a surrogate parent for the unaccompanied homeless youth.(c) For the purposes of Ed 1116.02, the local homeless education liaison shall be considered a designee of the commissioner of education.(d) The local homeless education liaison shall select surrogate parents in accordance with Ed 1115.06.(e) Training of surrogate parents shall be accomplished in accordance with Ed 1115.07.(f) The responsibilities of surrogate parents assigned by the local homeless education liaison shall be as set forth in Ed 1115.08.(g) In the case of a child who is an unaccompanied homeless youth, appropriate staff of emergency shelters, transition shelters, independent living programs, and street outreach programs may be appointed as temporary surrogates by their respective agencies until such time as the school's local homeless education liaison can make a permanent appointment in accordance with 34 CFR 300.519(f). (h) In no case may the appointment of temporary surrogates exceed 30 days.(i) Within 10 days from the date an individual is appointed as a surrogate parent under Ed 1116.02, the local homeless education liaison shall notify the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee of the name, date of birth and NHSEIS number of the child if applicable and the name, address and telephone number of the surrogate parent.N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1116.02
(see Revision Note at chapter heading for Ed 1100) #9197, eff 6-28-08
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 15, Filed April 13, 2017, Proposed by #12141, Effective 3/24/2017, Expires 3/24/2027.