(a) As used in this section, "school" means the following:
- (1) A school maintained by a school corporation.
- (2) A charter school.
- (3) An accredited nonpublic school.
(b) The department, in consultation with The Arc of Indiana and the Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education (ICASE), shall develop a notice for a parent of a student who:
- (1) is enrolled in grade 3, 4, or 5; and
(2) has an accommodation that:
(A) is provided as part of the student's:
- (i) individualized education program;
- (ii) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;
- (iii) choice special education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49; or
- (iv) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794; and
- (B) the student is not allowed to use on all or part of the statewide assessment.
- (c) The notice developed under subsection (b) must inform the parent of a student described in subsection (b) that the student is not allowed to use the accommodation described in subsection (b)(2) on all or part of the statewide assessment.
- (d) The department shall distribute a copy of the notice to each school.
(e) Not later than February 1, 2021, and not later than February 1, 2022, each school shall do the following:
(1) Provide the notice developed under subsection (b) to a parent of a student described in subsection (b) at the annual review of the student's:
- (A) individualized education program;
- (B) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;
- (C) choice special education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49; or
(D) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.
If a parent does not attend the annual review, the school shall provide a copy of the notice to the parent by certified mail or personal delivery.
- (2) Discuss and determine, at the annual review described in subdivision (1) in which a parent of the student participates, whether the student may be eligible to opt out of any applicable section of the statewide assessment.
- (f) This section expires July 1, 2022.
As added by P.L.82-2020, SEC.6.