Ohio Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities - Effective July 1, 2014 Revised November 28, 2022

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Ohio Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities sets forth state-imposed special education rules, regulations, and policies that are not required by IDEA 2004 or federal Part B regulations. The document communicates updates adopted by the Ohio State Board of Education and summarizes key state requirements governing eligibility definitions, FAPE responsibilities, child find, confidentiality, procedural safeguards, evaluations, IEP development, parentally placed nonpublic school children, service delivery, transportation, and preschool eligibility for special education.

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State-Imposed Rules and Regulations

Ohio Operating Standards: Scope and Updates

Rule 3301-51-01 Definitions

Rule 3301-51-02 Free Appropriate Public Education

Rule 3301-51-03 Child Find

Rule 3301-51-04 Confidentiality

Rule 3301-51-05 Procedural Safeguards

Rule 3301-51-06 Evaluations

Rule 3301-51-07 Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Rule 3301-51-08 Parentally Placed Nonpublic School Children

Rule 3301-51-09 Delivery of Services

Rule 3301-51-10 Transportation of Children with Disabilities

Rule 3301-51-11 Preschool Children Eligible for Special Education

Rule 3301-51-21 Instructional Materials for Visual Impairments and Print Disabilities

Ohio Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014 REVISED NOVEMBER 28 , 2022 Table of Contents State-Imposed Rules and Regulations ............................................................................ 1 3301-51-01 Applicability of requirements and definitions .............................................. 11 3301-51-02 Free appropriate public education .............................................................. 41 3301-51-03 Child find .................................................................................................... 48 3301-51-04 Confidentiality ............................................................................................ 51 3301-51-05 Procedural safeguards ............................................................................... 58 3301-51-06 Evaluations .............................................................................................. 102 3301-51-07 Individualized education program (IEP) ................................................... 116 3301-51-08 Parentally placed nonpublic school children............................................. 131 3301-51-09 Delivery of services .................................................................................. 148 3301-51-10 Transportation of children with disabilities ................................................ 160 3301-51-11 Preschool children eligible for special education* .................................... 163 3301-51-21 Providing instructional material to children with visual impairments and others with print disabilities that are listed for sale by publishers with the superintendent of public instruction...................................................................................................... 173 * Rule 3301 51-11 updated October 28, 2022 State-Imposed Rules and Regulations TO: Ohio educational agencies educating children with disabilities FROM: Sue Zake, Ph. D. , Director, Office for Exceptional Children, Ohio Department of Education DATE: August 25, 2014 SUBJECT: State-imposed rules and regulations not required by IDEA 2004 or Federal Regulations As required by 20 U.S.C. 1407 and 34 C. F. R. § 300. 199, the Ohio Department of Education is identifying in writing to local educational agencies and the United States Department of Education the state-imposed special education rules, regulations, and policies adopted by the State Board of Education that are not required by Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) or by Part B federal regulations. Effective July 1, 2014, the State Board of Education adopted revised Rules 3301-51-01 to 3301-51-09, 3301-51-11* and 3301-51-21 of the Administrative Code. These rules are referred to as the Ohio Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities. The updated rules include the state requirements listed below and the federal Part B IDEA requirements that apply to the provision of special education and related services to children with disabilities by school districts, county boards of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, and other educational agencies.“Other educational agency”means a joint vocational school district; department; division; bureau; office; institution; board; commission; committee; authority; or other state or local agency, other than a school district or an agency administered by the Department of Developmental Disabilities, that provides or seeks to provide special education or related services to children with disabilities. This document summarizes the state-imposed rule requirements but does not identify the rule requirements that are based on the federal Part B IDEA requirements. For the complete text of the rules, refer to the Ohio Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities. * Rule 3301-51-11 updated October 28, 2022 Rule 3301-51-01 Def

FAQs

What is the purpose of these Ohio Operating Standards?

They identify state-imposed special education rules, regulations, and policies adopted by the State Board of Education that are not required by IDEA Part B or federal Part B regulations.

When do the updated rules take effect?

The document states the rules are effective July 1, 2014 and notes revisions, including an update to Rule 3301-51-11 on October 28, 2022 and the revision date November 28, 2022.

How does Rule 3301-51-01 address key definitions?

It provides definitions used across the standards, including responsibilities tied to the school district of residence, the meaning of “child with a disability,” and other defined terms such as traumatic brain injury.

Oct 15, 2026

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