N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:14-7.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 6A:14-7.7 - Termination or withdrawal from a receiving school

(a) When a receiving school is considering the termination of a student's placement prior to the end of the student's academic year, the receiving school shall immediately contact the sending district board of education. The district board of education shall convene an IEP meeting pursuant to N.J.A. C. 6A:14-2.3(k). The IEP meeting shall occur within 10 school days of the date of the notification and shall include the participation of appropriate personnel from the receiving school, including a minimum of one person who participated in making the recommendation to terminate the placement.

1. At the IEP meeting, the IEP team shall review the student's current IEP and determine the student's new placement. Written notice of any changes to the IEP and the new placement shall be provided within 10 days of the date of the IEP meeting. The student may be terminated from the current placement after the district board of education has provided written notice to the parents pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:14-2.3. The termination shall be in accordance with the provisions of the contract between the receiving school and the district board of education.

(b) When the district board of education is considering the withdrawal of a student with a disability from a receiving school prior to the end of the student's academic year, the district board of education shall convene an IEP meeting pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:14-2.3(k). The IEP meeting shall include appropriate personnel from the receiving school. At the IEP meeting, the IEP team shall review the student's current IEP and determine the student's new placement. Written notice of any changes to the IEP and the new placement shall be provided within 10 days of the date of the IEP meeting. The student may be terminated from the current placement after the district board of education has provided written notice to the parents pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:14-2.3. The termination shall be in accordance with the provisions of the contract between the receiving school and the district board of education.

(c) Prior to a parent withdrawing a student with a disability from a receiving school, the parent shall request that the district board of education convene an IEP meeting according to 6A:14-2.3(k).

(d) A student with a disability placed in a receiving school by the district board of education shall receive a diploma from the district board of education if the requirements of 6A:14-4.1 1 are met.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:14-7.7

Amended by R.2000 d.230, effective 6/5/2000.
See: 32 N.J.R. 755(a), 32 N.J.R. 2052(a).
In (d), amended N.J.A.C. reference.
Amended by R.2006 d.315, effective 9/5/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 2253(a), 38 N.J.R. 3530(b).
Rewrote the introductory paragraph of (a) and (d); at (a)1 and (b), substituted "within 10 days of the date of the IEP meeting" for "without delay"; in (b) and (c), substituted "6A:14-2.3(k)" for "6A:14-2.3(i)2".
Petition for Rulemaking.
See: 49 N.J.R. 1561(b), 1562(a).

Amended by 52 N.J.R. 1822(b), effective 10/5/2020