Oregon Statutes 343.287 – State Advisory Council for Special Education; members; duties; expenses
(1) There is created a State Advisory Council for Special Education, consisting of members appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Members shall be representative of the geographic areas of this state.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 343.287
- Instruction: means providing children and families with information and skills that support the achievement of the goals and outcomes in the child's individualized family service plan and working with preschool children with disabilities in one or more of the following developmental areas:
(a) Communication development;
(b) Social or emotional development;
(c) Physical development, including vision and hearing;
(d) Adaptive development; and
(e) Cognitive development. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
- Related services: means transportation and such developmental, corrective and other supportive services as are required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education, including:
(A) Speech-language and audiology services;
(B) Interpreting services;
(C) Psychological services;
(D) Physical and occupational therapy;
(E) Recreation, including therapeutic recreation;
(F) Social work services;
(G) School nurse services designed to enable a child with a disability to receive a free appropriate public education as described in the individualized education program of the child;
(H) Early identification and assessment of disabilities in children;
(I) Counseling services, including rehabilitation counseling;
(J) Orientation and mobility services;
(K) Medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes;
(L) Parent counseling and training; and
(M) Assistive technology. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
- Special education: includes instruction that:
(a) May be conducted in the classroom, the home, a hospital, an institution, a special school or another setting; and
(b) May involve physical education services, speech-language services, transition services or other related services designated by rule to be services to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
- Transition services: means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that:
(a) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process;
(b) Is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child to facilitate the child's transition from school to post-school activities, including post-secondary education, competitive employment, independent living and community inclusion;
(c) Is based on the individual child's needs, taking into account the child's preferences and interests; and
(d) May be special education, or related services, and may include earning credit at a community college or public university listed in ORS § 352. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
(2) Members must include:
(a) Individuals with disabilities;
(b) Parents or guardians of children with disabilities ages birth through 26;
(c) Teachers;
(d) State and local education officials, including officials who carry out activities under part B of subchapter VI of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11431 et seq.;
(e) Administrators of programs for children with disabilities;
(f) Representatives of institutions of higher education that prepare personnel to work in special education and related services;
(g) Representatives of other state agencies involved in the financing or delivery of related services;
(h) Representatives of private schools and representatives of public charter schools as defined in ORS § 338.005;
(i) At least one representative of a vocational, community or business organization concerned with the provision of transition services to children with disabilities;
(j) A representative from the Department of Human Services responsible for foster care;
(k) Representatives from the Oregon Youth Authority and Department of Corrections; and
(L) Other persons associated with or interested in the education of children with disabilities.
(3) A majority of the members shall be individuals with disabilities or parents of children with disabilities ages birth through 26.
(4) The State Advisory Council for Special Education shall:
(a) Review aspects of the statewide program of education of children with disabilities and advise the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Department of Education on such programs;
(b) Advise the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Department of Education of unmet needs in the education of children with disabilities;
(c) Comment publicly on any rules proposed for adoption by the Department of Education concerning special education;
(d) Assist the state in developing and reporting data and evaluations concerning special education;
(e) Advise the Department of Education in developing corrective action plans to address findings identified in federal monitoring reports on special education; and
(f) Advise the Department of Education in developing and implementing policies relating to the coordination of services for children with disabilities.
(5) Out of the funds appropriated to the Department of Education, the department shall reimburse members for necessary travel and other expenses under ORS § 292.495 (2). [Formerly 343.530; 1977 c.30 § 1; 1989 c.158 § 2; 1989 c.491 § 40; 1993 c.45 § 220; 1999 c.989 § 23; 2001 c.104 § 118; 2005 c.662 § 9]
[1953 c.710 § 18; repealed by 1959 c.510 § 1 (343.211 to 343.291 and 343.990(2) enacted in lieu of 343.234 to 343.304 as compiled in 1957 Replacement Part)]
[Repealed by 1953 c.710 § 23]
[1959 c.510 § 18 (343.211 to 343.291 and 343.990(2) enacted in lieu of 343.234 to 343.304 as compiled in 1957 Replacement Part); repealed by 1965 c.100 § 456]