HOUSE BILL 993

Sponsored By:

Delegate Petzold

Entitled:

Education - Students with Disabilities - Review of Services and Placement Decisions of the Office of Administrative Hearings

Synopsis:

Allowing a surrogate parent of a student with disabilities to make a written request to the Office of Administrative Hearings for a review of educational decisions; requiring that the requests be made within 90 days of the decision; and altering from 180 days to 90 days the period of time following the final review decision of the Office of Administrative Hearings that a party has to file a civil action in the federal District Court of Maryland or an appeal to the circuit court for the county in which the student with disabilities resides.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/13

First Reading Ways and Means

Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

3/12

Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, OFFICE OF

APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW

CIRCUIT COURTS

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND PERS; DEAF PERS. DEV. DISABL

DISTRICT COURTS

EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.

FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

STUDENTS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 8-413 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered