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September 5, 2024
Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Final Rates for Fiscal Year 2022-23 Sent to School Districts
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) sent individualized education program (IEP) final rates for fiscal year 2022-23 to school districts on August 29, 2024. You will find your rates document in the Miscellaneous Received folder of your MN–ITS mailbox under the file type IEP. The file is named “Final Rates for FY22-23.” This document includes the final IEP rates for the period from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. These rates were determined using actual time and encounter data submitted by school districts, along with final information from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). Please review the numbers reported by the school district and the information provided by MDE. If you believe the final rates for fiscal year 2022-23 are incorrect, the school district must file a timely appeal according to Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, subdivision 26(f). School districts have 60 days from the date the rate notifications were sent to your MN–ITS mailbox to submit a formal written appeal of the final rates to DHS. The 60-day review period ends on Friday, October 30, 2024.
If there are questions, contact Julie Neururer at MDE.
New Law for Pre-ETS Still Requires Parental Consent
In the last legislative session, a new law was passed meant to increase referrals of students with disabilities to local vocational rehabilitation (VR) counselors for the Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) for which these students may be eligible. The new law says:
Minn. Stat. § 13.32, subd. 5 (Session Law ch. 109, art. 2, sec. 1) (effective May 18, 2024)
When requested, educational agencies or institutions may share personal student contact information and directory information for students served in special education with postsecondary transition planning and services under section 125A.08, paragraph (b), clause (1), whether public or private, with the Department of Employment and Economic Development, as required for coordination of services to students with disabilities under sections 125A.08, paragraph (b), clause (1); 125A.023; and 125A.027.
It is important to know that federal law and regulations at 34 C.F.R. § 300.622(b)(2) continue to require parental consent to release personally identifiable information to VR counselors, same as before. State statutes add on to federal law and regulations and don’t eliminate requirements that are already in federal law and regulations. Please note that the requirement for parental consent is still the same as before and hasn’t changed.
For more information, contact Kara Tempel, MDE Interagency Secondary Vocational Education Specialist/E1MN Coordinator.
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