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Legislature Clarified Responsibility for Educating Exceptional Students in Residential Facilities

Report 10-51, August 2010

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Report Summary

Subsequent to our 2008 report, the Legislature amended state law to clarify school district responsibility for providing educational services to exceptional students placed in residential facilities outside their home district. In addition, statutes now require residential facilities to notify the school district where the facility is located within 10 days of student arrival. School districts generally report that these statutory changes have clarified their responsibilities, although they had limited experience with cross-district placements since the changes took effect. Because statutes do not define the legal county of residence for students who are in the state's dependency system, the Legislature may wish to further amend the law to clarify these students' legal residence.

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Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
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