1. (1)(a) In order to meet the educational needs of qualifying students, an IEP team may enroll a qualifying student in a USDB program and may designate USDB as the LEA for the qualifying student.

   1. (b) If USDB is designated as the LEA under Subsection (1)(a), the USDB program shall be treated as a placement option within the LEA continuum, and the referring LEA staff shall continue to attend IEP meetings.

2. (2)(a) If USDB is designated as a qualifying student's LEA, USDB is responsible from that point on for the design and implementation of the student's IEP, 504 Plan, or USDB preschool service plan.

   1. (b) USDB shall provide all special education and related services and costs documented in an IEP for a qualifying student described in Subsection (2)(a).
   2. (c) USDB may request consultation from the referring LEA for the design of services that are required by the student beyond the student's sensory needs.

KEY: deaf, blind, students, services

Date of Last Change: June 9, 2025

Notice of Continuation: March 12, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53E-3-401(4); 53E-8-401