STATE ADMINISTRATION

 

S 1248

HR 1350

IDEA NOW

 

 

 

``SEC. 608. STATE ADMINISTRATION.

``(a) Rulemaking._Each State that receives funds under this Act shall_

``(1) ensure that any State rules, regulations, and policies relating to this Act conform to the purposes of this Act; and

``(2) identify in writing to its local educational agencies and the Secretary any such rule, regulation, or policy as a State-imposed requirement that is not required by this Act and Federal regulations.

``(b) Support and Facilitation._State rules, regulations, and policies under this Act shall support and facilitate local educational agency and school-level systemic reform designed to enable children with disabilities to meet the challenging State student academic achievement standards.

`SEC. 608. STATE ADMINISTRATION.

`(a) RULEMAKING- Each State that receives funds under this Act shall--

`(1) ensure that any State rules, regulations, and policies relating to this Act conform to the purposes of this Act; and

`(2) minimize the number of rules, regulations, and policies to which the State's local educational agencies and schools are subject to under this Act.

`(b) SUPPORT AND FACILITATION- All State rules, regulations, and policies relating to this Act shall support and facilitate local educational agency and school-level systemic reform designed to enable children with disabilities to meet the challenging State student academic achievement standards.'.