LAC 28:XLIII.404. Purpose and Jurisdiction

A. SSD shall be responsible for providing special education and related services to any student with disabilities who is enrolled in any state-operated facility as a resident of the facility and for providing appropriate educational services to any eligible student enrolled in any state-operated mental health facility as a resident of the facility, when the facility releases the student to SSD for educational purposes. B. Individuals with disabilities over age 21 but not over age 24 shall be provided continued special education services when data indicate that the individual with a disability is able to continue to benefit from a program of instruction specifically designed to provide for different learning styles of individuals with disabilities. C. SSD may enter into interagency agreements with other state agencies to provide appropriate educational services, including special education and related services, to any eligible student who is not a resident of a state-operated facility but who is in the care or custody of a public or private department, agency, or institution. D. SSD may enter into interagency agreements with other State agencies to provide appropriate educational services to any eligible individual regardless of age who is enrolled in any state-operated facility as a resident of the facility.