125A.68 STATE ADOPTED PROCEDURES.
Subdivision 1. Subjects. The board of
the Minnesota State Academies must establish procedures for:
(1) admission, including short-term admission, to the academies;
(2) discharge from the academies;
(3) decisions on a pupil's program at the academies; and
(4) evaluation of a pupil's progress at the academies.
Subd. 2. Minimum content. The discharge
procedures must include reasonable notice to the child's district of residence.
The procedures must guarantee a pupil and the pupil's parent
or guardian appropriate safeguards. The safeguards must include a review
of the placement
determination made under sections 125A.03
to 125A.24, 125A.65,
and 125A.69 and
the right to
participate in educational program decisions.
Subd. 3. Not contested case. A proceeding
about admission to or discharge from the academies or about a pupil's program
or progress at the academies is not a contested case under section 14.02.
The proceeding is governed instead by the rules governing special education.
History: 1989 c 220 s 2; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 11 s 15;
1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 25,26; 1999 c 241 art 2 s 28
125A.69 ADMISSION STANDARDS.
Subdivision 1. Two kinds. There are
two kinds of admission to the Minnesota State Academies.
(a) A pupil who is deaf, hard of hearing, or blind-deaf, may be admitted
to the Academy for the Deaf. A pupil who is blind or visually impaired,
blind-deaf, or multiply disabled may be
admitted to the Academy for the Blind. For a pupil to be admitted, two
decisions must be made
under sections 125A.03to 125A.24and 125A.65.
(1) It must be decided by the individual education planning team that education in regular or special education classes in the pupil's district of residence cannot be achieved satisfactorily because of the nature and severity of the deafness or blindness or visual impairment respectively.
(2) It must be decided by the individual education planning team that the academy provides the most appropriate placement within the least restrictive alternative for the pupil.
(b) A deaf or hard of hearing child or a visually impaired pupil may be
admitted to get
socialization skills or on a short-term basis for skills development.
Subd. 2. Pupils with multiple disabilities eligible
to attend. This section does not prevent a pupil with disabilities
in addition to being
(1) deaf or hard of hearing, or
(2) blind or visually impaired from attending the Academy for the Deaf
or the Academy for the Blind, respectively.
Subd. 3. Out-of-state admissions. An applicant from another state who can benefit from attending either academy may be admitted to the academy if the admission does not prevent an eligible Minnesota resident from being admitted. The board of the Minnesota State Academies must obtain reimbursement from the other state for the costs of the out-of-state admission. The state board may enter into an agreement with the appropriate authority in the other state for the reimbursement. Money received from another state must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the general operating account of the academies. The money is appropriated to the academies.
