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This bill mandates that Oklahoma schools and the State Department of Education must fully comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal law ensuring special education and related services for children with disabilities, and requires the State Board of Education to establish professional education requirements for school principals that specifically include training on IDEA and related state laws, covering topics like federal and state regulations, parental rights, child find obligations, individualized education programs (IEPs), discipline, and due process hearings. Additionally, the bill grants parents or legal guardians of children with disabilities the right to review relevant documents at least five business days before meetings concerning their child's educational needs and to bring whomever they choose to such meetings, and it directs the Department of Education to publish information on its website about dispute resolution options available to parents, such as IEP facilitation, mediation, due process, and state complaint procedures, with the entire act set to take effect on July 1, 2026, and declared an emergency.

Education

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb1489&Session=2600