Procedural safeguards

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-601, under Rights of Children and Parents.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-601

(a) The department shall establish, maintain, and implement procedural safeguards that meet the requirements of the IDEA related to the following:(1) Independent educational evaluations;(2) Prior written notice;(3) Parental consent;(4) Access to and confidentiality of education records;(5) State complaint and dispute resolution procedures and forms; (6) The availability of mediation;(7) Procedures when disciplining children with disabilities; (8) Requirements for unilateral placement by parents of children in private schools at public expense; (9) Advocacy services; and (10) Free and low cost legal services.

(1) Independent educational evaluations;

(2) Prior written notice;

(3) Parental consent;

(4) Access to and confidentiality of education records;

(5) State complaint and dispute resolution procedures and forms;

(6) The availability of mediation;

(7) Procedures when disciplining children with disabilities;

(8) Requirements for unilateral placement by parents of children in private schools at public expense;

(9) Advocacy services; and

(10) Free and low cost legal services.

(b) A copy of the procedural safeguards must be made available to the parents of a child with a disability one (1) time each school year; provided, however, that a copy must also be provided: (1) Upon initial referral or parent request for evaluation;(2) Upon receipt of the first state or due process complaint in a school year;(3) On the date on which the decision is made to make a removal that constitutes a change of placement of a child with a disability because of a violation of a code of student conduct; and (4) Upon request by a parent.

(1) Upon initial referral or parent request for evaluation;

(2) Upon receipt of the first state or due process complaint in a school year;

(3) On the date on which the decision is made to make a removal that constitutes a change of placement of a child with a disability because of a violation of a code of student conduct; and

(4) Upon request by a parent.

(c) The department shall maintain a current copy of the procedural safeguards on its website.