MS SB2362

Amends Section 37-23-143 of Mississippi Code to revise the time limit for filing civil actions following a student with disabilities due process hearing to ninety (90) days from the date of the hearing officer's decision.

Requires the State Department of Education to establish a state-level impartial due process hearing system for disputes involving identification, evaluation, educational placement, or provision of free appropriate public education for children with disabilities.

Mandates that all parties disclose evaluations and recommendations at least five (5) business days before a hearing, with hearing officers able to bar non-compliant parties from introducing undisclosed evidence without consent.

Establishes hearing protections including representation by counsel, presentation of evidence, cross-examination of witnesses, and verbatim records and findings of fact at parents' option.

Takes effect July 1, 2011.