(a) General. Each public agency must conduct a full and individual initial evaluation, in accordance with §§300.304 through 300.306, before the initial provision of special education and related services to a child with a disability under this part.
(b) Request for initial evaluation. Consistent with the consent requirements in §300.300, either a parent of a child or a public agency may initiate a request for an initial evaluation to determine if the child is a child with a disability.
(c) Procedures for initial evaluation. The initial evaluation— (i) Must be conducted within 60 days of receiving parental consent for the evaluation; or(ii) If the State establishes a timeframe within which the evaluation must be conducted, within that timeframe; and
(2) Must consist of procedures— (i) To determine if the child is a child with a disability under §300.8; and (ii) To determine the educational needs of the child.(d) Exception. The timeframe described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section does not apply to a public agency if—
(1) The parent of a child repeatedly fails or refuses to produce the child for the evaluation; or(2) A child enrolls in a school of another public agency after the relevant timeframe in paragraph (c)(1) of this section has begun, and prior to a determination by the child’s previous public agency as to whether the child is a child with a disability under §300.8.
(e) The exception in paragraph (d)(2) of this section applies only if the subsequent public agency is making sufficient progress to ensure a prompt completion of the evaluation, and the parent and subsequent public agency agree to a specific time when the evaluation will be completed.
[71 FR 46753, Aug. 14, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 61307, Oct. 30, 2007]
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