H.F. No. 1339 - Bill Summary

• Requires individualized education program (IEP) teams to consider whether students with disabilities require assistive technology devices and services using a child-centered assistive technology plan.

• Adds assistive technology assessment to the list of procedural safeguards and parental participation rights in decisions affecting children with disabilities.

• Expands individualized family service plans (IFSPs) for early intervention services to explicitly include assistive technology as a specific early intervention service based on peer-reviewed research.

• Defines "child-centered assistive technology plan" as a plan to guide assistive technology consideration and implementation to address individual needs of children with disabilities.

• Applies to students with disabilities under age five through secondary education, establishing assistive technology planning as a standard component of special education and early intervention services.