Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-109
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Personnel to carry out provisions of this article -
Official statutory text
Training.
A. The State Board of Education shall appoint and employ and
fix the compensation and duties of necessary personnel and incur
other necessary expenses, including cost of consultants, to
administer and carry out the provisions of this article, and
compensation and other expenses shall be paid from any funds
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this article.
B. 1. The State Department of Education shall provide training
to special education due process hearing or appeal officials to
ensure that, at a minimum, the hearing or appeal officials possess:
a. knowledge of the provisions of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), federal and state
regulations pertaining to the IDEA, and legal
interpretations of the IDEA by federal and state
courts,
b. knowledge to conduct administrative hearings, and
c. knowledge to render and write decisions.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 618
2. Every person serving as a special education due process
hearing or appeal official shall be required to participate in, at a
minimum, continuing education courses in special education law and
administrative procedures annually to remain eligible for current
case assignment.
A. The State Board of Education shall appoint and employ and
fix the compensation and duties of necessary personnel and incur
other necessary expenses, including cost of consultants, to
administer and carry out the provisions of this article, and
compensation and other expenses shall be paid from any funds
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this article.
B. 1. The State Department of Education shall provide training
to special education due process hearing or appeal officials to
ensure that, at a minimum, the hearing or appeal officials possess:
a. knowledge of the provisions of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), federal and state
regulations pertaining to the IDEA, and legal
interpretations of the IDEA by federal and state
courts,
b. knowledge to conduct administrative hearings, and
c. knowledge to render and write decisions.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 618
2. Every person serving as a special education due process
hearing or appeal official shall be required to participate in, at a
minimum, continuing education courses in special education law and
administrative procedures annually to remain eligible for current
case assignment.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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