NE LB841

School districts must provide special education services to each identified and verified student as directed in their individualized education program (IEP)

School districts cannot implement changes to an IEP without consent from the student's parent, legal guardian, educational decisionmaker, or surrogate

Districts may proceed with IEP changes without consent only if no response is received within 10 calendar days after documented reasonable efforts to obtain consent, or if approval is obtained through a formal hearing

In special education hearings, the school district bears both the burden of proof and the burden of production

Hearing officers must issue a final decision and order within 45 days of receiving a hearing request, with extensions available for good cause