1. (a) Any employee of an LEA, the department, or a residential school or hospital, any physician, any judicial officer, or any other person who knows or believes that a child’s parent is not known, or is not able to be located, or that the child is under legal of DCYF, or any person who knows or believes that a court has issued a written order for a surrogate parent, shall initiate the appointment of a surrogate parent, pursuant to Ed 1115.02(b).
2. (b) The LEA shall initiate the appointment of a surrogate parent, pursuant to Ed 1115.02.
3. (c) The process for appointment of a surrogate parent shall be initiated by submitting a written referral to the superintendent of schools or the superintendent’s designee.
4. (d) A copy of the referral shall be sent to the commissioner of education or the commissioner’s designee.

Source. (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Ed 1100) #9197, eff 6-28-08; ss by #12141, eff 3-24-17