State and LEA Record Keeping & Reporting Requirement under Part B

1820-0600: State and Local Educational Agency Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements under Part B of the Individual with Disabilities Education Act

Public Burden Statement

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average –

Consultation	LEA: 12 hours SEA: 24 hours		Hearing Officers and Mediators List	LEA: 3 hours SEA: 3 hours
Consultation Complaints	Private School: 2 hours LEA: 4 hours SEA: 20 hours		State Complaint Procedures	SEA: 30 hours
Number of Parentally-placed Private School Students	LEA: 10 hours SEA: 20 hours		LEA plan under Part B	LEA: 2 hours
High Cost Fund	SEA: 40 hours		Procedural Safeguards	LEA: 3 hours
Legal Services List	LEA: 0.5 hours

per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The obligation to respond to this collection is required to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden through www.regulations.gov.

Instrument

Required Collection	Statutory Authority	Regulatory Authority
LEA consultation with private school representatives. Each LEA must provide to private school officials a written explanation of the reasons why the LEA chose not to provide services directly or through a contract and the LEA must obtain a written affirmation signed by the representatives of participating private schools that timely and meaningful consultation has occurred and forward the documentation of the consultation process to the State educational agency (SEA).	20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(10)(A)(iii) and (iv)	§§300.134 and 300.135
Private school complaint of noncompliance with consultation requirements. A private school official may submit a complaint to the SEA that the LEA did not engage in consultation that was meaningful and timely, or did not give due consideration to the views of the private school official.	20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(10)(A)(v)	§300.136
Number of children with disabilities enrolled in private schools by their parents. Each LEA must maintain in its records and annually provide to the SEA the number of children enrolled in private schools by their parents that are evaluated by the LEA to determine whether they are children with disabilities under IDEA, the number of children determined to be children with disabilities under IDEA, and the number of children receiving special education and related services in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(10)(A).	20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(10)(A)(i)(V)	§300.132
State plan for high cost fund. Any State educational agency (SEA), not later than 90 days after the State chooses to reserve funds under 20 U.S.C. 1411(e)(3)(C)(ii) shall annually review, and amend as necessary, a State plan for the high cost fund.	20 U.S.C. 1411(e)(3)(C)(ii)	§300.704
Free and low-cost legal services. Each public agency shall inform the parent of any free or low-cost legal and other relevant services available in the area if the parent requests the information or the parent or agency requests a hearing under this part.	20 U.S.C. 1415(b)(6)	§300.507
List of hearing officers and mediators. Each State receiving funds under Part B must maintain a list of individuals who are qualified mediators and knowledgeable in laws and regulations relating to the provision of special education and related services. Each public agency must maintain a list of individuals who serve as hearing officers, along with the qualifications of each of these individuals. (This information was included in previous OMB Collection 1820-0509)	20 U.S.C.1415(e)(2)(C)	§§300.506 and 300.511
State complaint procedures. Each SEA participating in the program funded under Part B must adopt written procedures for receiving and resolving complaints alleging that the State (grantee) or a sub grantee is violating a Part B statutory or regulatory requirement. (This information was included in former OMB Collection 0599)	20 U.S.C. 1221 e-3	§§300.151-300.153
LEA plan under Part B. LEAs and eligible state agencies must submit a plan to the SEA that provides assurances that the LEA meets specified requirements for assistance under Part B and the regulations.	20 U.S.C. 1413(a)	§§300.201-300.213, and §300.224
Procedural Safeguards Notice. A parent of a child with a disability must be provided a copy of the procedural safeguard notice only one time a year (except one shall be provided upon referral or request for an evaluation, filing a due process complaint, or upon request).	20 U.S.C. 1415(d)	§300.504

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