Arizona Laws 15-1205. Voucher; evaluation; placement; definition
A. An application for a voucher pursuant to this article shall not be approved unless the child has been educationally evaluated and recommended for placement in accordance, as nearly as practicable, with the conditions and standards prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction pursuant to rules of the state board of education.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-1205
- Institution: means the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind, the Arizona training program facilities as provided in section 36-551 and the Arizona state hospital. See Arizona Laws 15-1201
- Parent: means the natural or adoptive parent of a child or a person who has custody of a child. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or public or private organization of any kind. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- placement: means placement of a person in an institution, as defined in this section, for special education only or for special education and residential and custodial care. See Arizona Laws 15-1201
B. In determining the recommendation for placement the chief official of the institution shall consult at a minimum with the following:
1. The parent, as defined in section 15-761 of the child recommended for placement.
2. The person performing the educational evaluation pursuant to this section.
3. A special educator who is certified in an area related to the child’s disability.
C. The placing agency may sign a voucher application for submission to the department of education.
D. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent a child who has not been educationally evaluated from being placed in an institution if such placement is for the purpose of residential and custodial care only and not for educational reasons. The institutional voucher shall not be paid for such placements.
E. For the purposes of this section, "educationally evaluated" means an evaluation pursuant to section 15-766.