LAC 28:XLIII.302. Initial Evaluations

A. General. Each public agency shall conduct a full and individual initial evaluation, in accordance with §§306 and 307, before the initial provision of special education and related services to a student with a disability under these regulations. B. Request for Initial Evaluation. Consistent with the consent requirements in §301, either a parent of a student or a public agency may initiate a request for an initial evaluation to determine if the student is a student with a disability. C. Procedures for Initial Evaluation. The initial evaluation: 1.a. shall be conducted within 60 business days of receiving parental consent for the evaluation with additional appropriate extensions as established in Bulletin 1508—The Pupil Appraisal Handbook; and 2. shall consist of procedures: a. to determine if the student is a student with a disability as defined in §905; and b. to determine the educational needs of the student. 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 student repeatedly fails or refuses to produce the student for the evaluation; or 2. a student 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 student's previous public agency as to whether the student is a student with a disability as defined in §905. 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.