Special Education Rules and Policies
Overview
Special Education is governed by several federal and State laws, rules, and regulations as well as local policy and procedure. The following tabs contain a non-exhaustive list of resources and links for schools, districts, parents, and students to learn more about the various sources of law that govern or inform Special Education Services.
Contacts
LauraLee Gillespie
Program Support Coordinator
Phone: (801) 538-7866 | Email
Special Education Rules
Utah State Board of Education Special Education Rules (June 2023)
Effective June 2023
Utah
R277: Education, Administration
R277-800: Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB)
Utah Office of Administrative Rules
Student Data Privacy
Utah State Board of Education
For information about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and student data privacy.
Federal
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Regulations
United States Department of Education
Model Policies and Procedures
Utah State Board of Education Model Special Education Policies and Procedures Manual Directions
Charter Schools Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
Revised 2023
Charter Special Education Policies and Procedures Manual Combination SLD Eligibility Method
Public School District LEAs
Revised 2023
District Special Education Policies and Procedures Manual Alternative SLD Eligibility Method
District Special Education Policies and Procedures Manual Combination SLD Eligibility Method
District Special Education Policies and Procedures Manual RtI SLD Eligibility Method
Contacts
Educational Equity: Section 504
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 impose broader eligibility standards than those of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Therefore, a student not found eligible under the IDEA may still be eligible for special education or related services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act or Title II of the ADA.
Section 504
Utah State Board of Education Educational Equity
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Guidance
OSEP policy documents provide information, guidance and clarification regarding implementation of the IDEA through Policy Support Documents and Policy Letters.
OSEP Policy Documents
United States Department of Education
Contacts
Due Process Hearings
In accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Special Education Rules, the USBE, after deleting any personally identifiable information, must make complete due process findings and decisions are available to the public.
34 CFR § 300.513: Hearing Decisions
United States Government Publishing Office (GPO)
The USBE maintains redacted copies of due process decisions for a period of ten years following the issuance of a decision. There are no due process hearings decisions or findings during the following years: 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020.
Contacts
Procedural Safeguards
The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Special Education Rights of Parents and Children Procedural Safeguards Notice and Annual Parent/Guardian Notices (Child Find, Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarship, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act [FERPA] of 1974, and Medicaid).
English
Procedural Safeguards Notice
Summary Procedural Safeguards Overview
Spanish
Notificación Sobre Garantías Procesales (Procedural Safeguards Notice – Spanish)
Garantías Procesales (Summary Procedural Safeguards Overview – Spanish)
Arabic
اطلاعیھ پادمانھای رویھای(Procedural Safeguards Notice – Arabic)
الضمانات الإجرائیة (Summary Procedural Safeguards Overview – Arabic)
Farsi
اطلاعیھ پادمانھای رویھای (Procedural Safeguards Notice – Farsi)
پادمانھا ی رویھای (Summary Procedural Safeguards Overview – Farsi)
French
Avis de Garanties Procédural (Procedural Safeguards Notice – French)
Garanties Procédurales (Summary Procedural Safeguards Overview – French)
Italian
Informativa Sulle Tutele Procedurali (Procedural Safeguards Notice – Italian)
Tutele Procedurali (Summary Procedural Safeguards Overview – Italian)
Marshallese
Kōjjelā Kōn Laajrak In Wāween Kōjparok (Procedural Safeguards Notice – Marshallese)
Laajrak in Wāween Kōjparok (Summary Procedural Safeguards Overview – Marshallese)
Navajo
Bee ‘ádaa’ áháyá ‘Ak’ésti’ Binaaltsoos (Procedural Safeguards Notice – Navajo)
Bee ‘ádaa’ áháyá ‘Ak’ésti’ (Summary Procedural Safeguards Overview – Navajo)
Portuguese
Notificação de Garantias Processuais (Procedural Safeguards Notice – Portuguese)
Garantias Processuais (Summary Procedural Safeguards Overview – Portuguese)
Romanian
Notificare Privind Garanțiile Procedurale (Procedural Safeguards Notice – Romanian)
Garanții procedurale (Summary Procedural Safeguards Overview – Romanian)
Somali
Ogaysiiska Dhawritaanada Habraaceed (Procedural Safeguards Notice – Somali)
Dhawritaanada Habraaceed (Summary Procedural Safeguards Overview – Somali)
Tongan
Fanongonongo ʻO E Ngaahi Founga Maluʻí (Procedural Safeguards Notice – Tongan)
Ngaahi Founga Ngāué (Summary Procedural Safeguards Overview – Tongan)
Vietnamese
Thông Báo Các Biện Pháp Bảo Vệ Theo Thủ Tục (Procedural Safeguards Notice – Vietnamese)
Các Biện Pháp Bảo Vệ Theo Thủ Tục (Summary Procedural Safeguards Overview – Vietnamese)S
Contacts
Jessica Lamb
Dispute Resolution
Phone: (801) 538-7873 | Email
Cindy Poulson
Dispute Resolution
Phone: (801) 538-7820 |Email