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Newly Adopted Final Chapter 392-172a WAC Rules for the Provision Special Education
OSPI adopted final regulations June 29, 2007. The regulations are effective July 30, 2007 (doc | pdf). The CR 103 addresses adoption information (pdf). The concise explanatory statement ( doc | pdf), addresses all written and oral comments received through the comment period, including any changes made in response to comments.
http://www.k12.wa.us/SpecialEd/regulations.aspx
Labor and Industries
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries regulates the wage, hour and working conditions for all workers in the state. This website is a valuable resource for student research, staff training and parent information.
www.lni.wa.gov/WorkplaceRights/Wages/default.asp
Work activities teens are prohibited from doing in non-agricultural jobs http://www.lni.wa.gov/WorkplaceRights/TeenWorkers/Prohibited/default.asp#AllUnder18
A list of jobs that youth CAN do according to age, see the U.S. Department of Labor's information on YouthRules! The list is a sample and is not all-inclusive.
WAC 296-125-030 for Prohibited and Hazardous Employment for All Minors
WAC 296-125-033 for additional restrictions for those under 16.
For more information, see the L&I publication:
Teens at Work: Facts for Employers, Parents and Teens (106 KB PDF)
For more detail, see L&I Administrative Policy:
Bloodborne Pathogens and Minors (ES.C.4.2) (114 KB PDF)
Driving by Minors in Non-Agricultural Jobs- ES.C.4.3) (52 KB)
For more detail, see Washington Administrative Code:
Prohibited and hazardous employment for all minors (WAC 296-125-030)
Additional restrictions for those under 16 (WAC 296-125-033)
Non-agricultural Employment of Minors (WAC 296-125)
Advocacy in Action
Transition Planning: Five Themes Addressed in Administrative and Judicial Decisions
http://www.advocacyinstitute.org/advocacyinaction/TransitionPlanning.shtml
The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs’ (OSEP) IDEA website.
http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home
A Training Curriculum on IDEA 2004
www.nichcy.org/training/contents.asp
Secondary Transition U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs 02-01-2007
http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/%2Croot%2Cdynamic%2CTopicalBrief%2C17%2C
What You Need to Know About IDEA 2004
www.wrightslaw.com/idea/art.htm
Comparison of IDEA 1997 and 2004
www.casecec.org/idea/compare.htm
Comparison of IDEA 2004, Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act
www.sunyacc.edu/page4959
IDEA 2004 Final Regulations (307 pages)
http://idea.ed.gov/download/finalregulations.pdf
Summary of Performance
The Summary of Performance (SOP) is required under the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004. The language as stated in IDEA 2004 regarding the SOP is as follows:
For a child whose eligibility under special education terminates due to graduation with a regular diploma, or due to exceeding the age of eligibility, the local education agency “shall provide the child with a summary of the child’s academic achievement and functional performance, which shall include recommendations on how to assist the child in meeting the child’s postsecondary goals” §Sec. 300.305(e) (3).
http://www.taalliance.org/conference/materials/Thursday_Carol_Pam.doc
Disability Legislation
www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/disability_Legislation
Allowing certain students with disabilities to participate in graduation ceremonies.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202007/1050-S.SL.pdf
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1050-S.PL.pdf
