Chapter 343 Special Education Services

General Provisions

§ 343.035		Definitions
§ 343.041		Supervision of programs for children with disabilities by Superintendent of Public Instruction
§ 343.045		Criteria for development and operation of special programs
§ 343.055		Administration of programs by Superintendent of Public Instruction
§ 343.065		Employment of personnel to supervise types of services for special programs
§ 343.085		Tuition prohibited

Special Education Procedures

§ 343.146		Determination of eligibility for special education services
§ 343.151		Individualized education program
§ 343.155		Procedures to protect rights of child with disability
§ 343.157		Duty of school districts to identify, locate and evaluate resident children in need of special education or early intervention
§ 343.159		Requirements for written notice to parents of child with disability
§ 343.164		Parental consent requirements for preplacement evaluation, placement or re- evaluation

§ 343.165		Circumstances requiring hearing
§ 343.167		Result of hearing
§ 343.173		Parental right to examine district records
§ 343.175		Civil action following hearing
§ 343.177		Educational placement during administrative or judicial proceedings
§ 343.181		Transfer of special education rights to child with disability upon age of majority
§ 343.183		Effect of school district failure to comply
§ 343.193		Duty to report child with disability not enrolled in special education program

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Administration of Special Education

§ 343.221		Special education required
§ 343.223		Assistive technology devices or services
§ 343.224		School district liability for expense of noneducational care
§ 343.236		State reimbursed or operated local, county or regional programs
§ 343.239		Annual billing for students served by or enrolled in certain programs
§ 343.243		Recovery of amount from State School Fund for children enrolled in certain programs

§ 343.247		Special Education Account
§ 343.261		Instruction of certain hospitalized children
§ 343.285		Use of state funds to match federal funds
§ 343.287		State Advisory Council for Special Education
§ 343.293		Local advisory councils on special education
§ 343.295		Document of successful completion

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Talented and Gifted Children

§ 343.391		Purpose of ORS 343.391 to 343.413
§ 343.395		Definitions for ORS 343.391 to 343.413
§ 343.396		Nature of programs
§ 343.397		Plan of instruction for talented and gifted children
§ 343.399		State aid to local districts
§ 343.401		Use of funds appropriated for ORS 343.391 to 343.413

§ 343.404		Funding for program development
§ 343.407		Identification of talented and gifted students
§ 343.409		Talented and gifted programs required
§ 343.411		When identification and programs for certain children required or optional
§ 343.413		Short title

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Services to Preschool Children With Disabilities

§ 343.455		Early childhood special education provided by prekindergartens
§ 343.465		Policy on services to preschool children with disabilities
§ 343.475		Program of early childhood special education and early intervention services
§ 343.485		Confidentiality of records
§ 343.495		Operation of early childhood special education or early intervention programs by department
§ 343.499		State Interagency Coordinating Council

§ 343.507		Local early intervention interagency advisory council
§ 343.511		Interagency agreements to provide services
§ 343.513		Eligibility criteria
§ 343.517		Parent-initiated referral to determine eligibility
§ 343.521		Individualized family service plan
§ 343.523		Service coordination requirements for early intervention and early childhood special education
§ 343.527		Requirements for written notice to parents of preschool child with disability
§ 343.531		Procedural safeguards
§ 343.533		Transportation service to preschool children with disabilities
§ 343.534		Allocation of state funds to approved providers

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Appropriate Learning Media for Blind Students (Braille)

§ 343.565		Definitions for ORS 343.565 to 343.595
§ 343.575		Proficiency in reading and writing for blind student
§ 343.585		Instruction in Braille
§ 343.595		Requirement that textbook publishers supply material in format from which Braille version can be produced
§ 343.600		State policy encouraging use of Braille

Disadvantaged Children

§ 343.650		Definitions for ORS 343.650 to 343.680
§ 343.660		Facilities and services for disadvantaged children
§ 343.670		Advance payment to districts
§ 343.680		Advance payments and reimbursements to districts of at least 40,000 for operation and construction costs

Migrant Children

§ 343.810		Definitions for ORS 343.810 to 343.835
§ 343.830		Summer programs for migrant children
§ 343.835		Reimbursement

Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 343.923		Department duties for programs for students with moderate to severe retardation
§ 343.961		Responsibility for costs of education of children in long-term care or treatment