Louisiana HB342: EDUCATION/SPECIAL: Provides that a local education agency shall have the burden of proof in any special education due process hearing relative to the appropriateness of a student's current or proposed program or placement (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

What the bill says

An act To enact R.S. 17:1946(B)(3), relative to special education; to provide for special education due process hearings; to provide that local education agencies shall have the burden of proof in such hearings relative to the appropriateness of a student's current or proposed placement or program; to provide for how the burden of proof shall be met; and to provide for related matters.

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AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:1946(B)(3), relative to special education; to provide for special education due process hearings; to provide that local education agencies shall have the burden of proof in such hearings relative to the appropriateness of a student's current or proposed placement or program; to provide for how the burden of proof shall be met; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 17:1946(B)(3) is hereby enacted to read as follows: §1946. Procedural safeguards * * * B. * * * (3) In any special education due process hearing, the local education agency shall have the burden of proof, including the burden of persuasion and production, relative to the appropriateness of a student's program or placement or the appropriateness of the program or placement proposed by the agency. This burden shall be met by a preponderance of the evidence. * * * Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 26RS-1062 ORIGINAL HB NO. DIGEST The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB …

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Sponsors

• Knox, Alonzo (D, 93) · primary sponsor