LAC 28:XLIII.106. Extended School Year Services

A. General 1. Each public agency shall ensure that extended school year (ESY) services are available as necessary to provide FAPE, consistent with Paragraph A.2 of this Section; 2. extended school year services shall be provided only if a student's IEP Team determines, on an individual basis, in accordance with §§320 through 324, that the services are necessary for the provision of FAPE to the student; 3. in implementing the requirements of this Section, a public agency may not: a. limit ESY services to particular categories of disability; or b. unilaterally limit the type, amount, or duration of those services; and 4. the IEP Team shall make its determination in accordance with the LDE's extended school year services eligibility criteria found in Bulletin 1530—Louisiana's IEP Handbook. B. Definition. As used in this Section, the term extended school year (ESY) service—special education and related services that: 1. are provided to a student with a disability: a. beyond the normal school year of the public agency; b. in accordance with the student's IEP; c. at no cost to the parents of the student; and 2. meet the standards of the LDE.