Sec. 18.5. (a) The department shall, to the extent permitted under federal law, provide the same text-to-speech, screen reader, or human reader and calculator accommodations to a student in grades 6 through 12 on every section of the statewide assessment program if that accommodation is provided as part of the student’s:

(1) individualized education program;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-32-5.1-18.5

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(2) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;

(3) choice special education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49; or

(4) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794.

     (b) The department must submit any guidance or recommendations the department plans to distribute to a school corporation or school that attempts to affect in any manner based on statewide assessment accommodations which instructional methods are included or excluded from a program or plan described in subsection (a) to the state board for approval.

As added by P.L.287-2019, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.82-2020, SEC.5; P.L.11-2023, SEC.68.

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