MN HF3487

Parents must have an opportunity to meet with district staff at least one conciliation conference if they object to any proposal outlined in prior written notice under special education rules.

Districts must immediately offer to hold a conciliation conference and convene it within ten calendar days if the parent agrees to participate, counting from when the district receives the parent's objection or refusal notice.

All discussions during conciliation conferences are confidential and inadmissible in due process hearings, except that districts must provide parents a conciliation conference memorandum describing the district's final service offer within five school days, which is admissible as evidence in subsequent proceedings.

Transition planning as part of a student's individualized education program must occur during grade 9, with secondary transition evaluation results documented separately from other required reports.

Department of Education must amend Minnesota Rules, part 3525.2900, subpart 4, using the good cause exemption to conform to the transition planning requirements established in the bill.