Sec.10-76b-4. Compliance

A board of education shall receive payment for the cost of special education and related services according to the provisions of sections 10-76a to 10-76ii, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes. To be eligible to receive such payment, such board of education shall provide special education and related services to children with disabilities in accordance with the requirements of the IDEA, sections 10-76a to 10-76ii, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes and sections 10-76a-1 to 10-76d-19, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(a) Monitoring. The State Board of Education shall conduct such monitoring activities, program audits or fiscal audits as it deems necessary to ensure that each board of education complies with the requirements of the IDEA, sections 10-76a to 10-76ii, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes and sections 10-76a-1 to 10-76d-19, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(b) Compliance procedures. The following procedures shall apply in the determination of compliance with the requirements of the IDEA, sections 10-76a to 10-76ii, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes and sections 10-76a-1 to 10-76d-19, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(1) Each board of education shall supply to the State Board of Education, at its request, any and all information necessary to document compliance with the requirements of the IDEA, sections 10-76a to 10-76ii, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes and sections 10-76a-1 to 10-76d-19, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Such information shall be submitted at such time and in such manner as the State Board of Education may request. The State Board of Education shall be afforded such access to records as may be necessary to verify information furnished by the board of education.

(2) A board of education may submit a written proposal, for prior approval by the State Board of Education, to document compliance with any requirement of these regulations in a manner different from that specified in these regulations. Such proposal may be approved if it appears that it will substantially meet the goals of these regulations.

(3) In the event that a board of education does not comply with the requirements of the IDEA, sections 10-76a to 10-76ii, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes and sections 10-76a-1 to 10-76d-19, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies or does not implement plans for such compliance within a reasonable period of time, the State Board of Education shall take such action as it may deem appropriate pursuant to its authority as set forth in sections 10-4a and 10-4b of the Connecticut General Statutes and the IDEA.

(Effective September 1, 1980; Amended July 1, 2013)