Check this page often for updates and news
(Click on the links below for information on the proposed rules)
1. February OP News comparing Old Special Education Rules to New rules package
2. Superintendent of Public Instruction announces "Listen and Learn" sessions (posted 11/06/01)
3. Timelines
for Appeal expire...Rules will not
be effective July 1st...
Click here to read more.
Or, Click Here to view documents filed in this case.
5. We recently sent a survey out to ISDs asking them to estimate the potential cost implications of several of the
provisions of the proposed rules. Click below to view the compilation of these
results, as well as comments and surveys from specific districts.
Click here to read the summary of survey results
The following ISDs responded to the survey, click on the names below to read their comments
A-M-A ESD
Charlevoix-Emmet ISD
Clare-Gladwin ISD
COP ESD
Delta-Schoolcraft ISD
Eastern UP ISD
Hillsdale County ISD
Lewis Cass ISD
Macomb ISD (broken down by local district)
Marquette-Alger ISD
Manistee ISD
St. Clair ISD
Traverse Bay Area ISD
Wexford-Missaukee ISD
Or,
Click Here to view all the surveys in Adobe Acrobat
(this
may take several minutes)
6.
On April 17, 2001, The Michigan Department of Education released a memo
extending the period of public comment and adding new public hearing dates.
Click Here for Thumbnail version
Click Here to Read and Print in Adobe Acrobat (this may take
several minutes)
7. Copies of Pleadings filed in recent lawsuit over proposed special education rules
In a recent lawsuit filed in Ingham County Circuit Court, the Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the Department of Education from closing the period of public comment on the proposed rules before April 27, 2001 at 5:00pm. The Court also enjoined the Department from referring the proposed rules to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR). A hearing on plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction is scheduled for April 27th at 1:00pm. Click below to see copies of pleadings filed in this case.
UPDATE: The Court ruled on April 27, 2001. Click here to read the results.
Complaint for Injunctive and Equitable Relief
Click Here for
Thumbnail version
Click Here to Read and Print in Adobe Acrobat (this may take
several minutes)
Motion For Temporary Restraining Order
Click Here for
Thumbnail version
Click Here to Read and Print in Adobe Acrobat (this may take
several minutes)
Affidavit of Daniel J. Plotzke
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Click Here to Read and Print in Adobe Acrobat (this may take
several minutes)
Brief in Support
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Click Here to Read and Print in Adobe Acrobat (this may take
several minutes)
Temporary Restraining Order to Show Cause
Click Here for
Thumbnail version
8.
Ounce of Prevention News: The Rules Edition
Click Here for Color Copy
Click Here to Read and Print in Adobe Acrobat (this may take 3 or 4
minutes)
9. Scheduled Dates for Public Hearing - New
Dates Added 4/17/01
Click Here
10.
General Guidance Regarding The Comment
Process
Click Here
11. Link
to the proposed rules with instructions
Click Here