1. Program plans submitted to the department of education pursuant to section 273.5 for approval by the director of the department of education shall establish all of the following:

 a. That there are sufficient children requiring special education within the area.
 b. That the service or program will be provided by the most appropriate educational agency.
 c. That the educational agency providing the service or program has employed qualified special educational personnel.
 d. That the instruction is a natural and normal progression of a planned course of instruction.
 e. That all revenue raised for support of special education instruction and services is expended for actual delivery of special education instruction or services.
 f. Other factors as the state board may require.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 256B.11

  • Children requiring special education: includes children receiving special education services, who reach the age of twenty-one during an academic year, and who elect to receive special education services until the end of the academic year. See Iowa Code 256B.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Special education: means classroom, home, hospital, institutional, or other instruction designed to meet the needs of children requiring special education as defined in this subsection; transportation and corrective and supporting services required to assist children requiring special education, as defined in this subsection, in taking advantage of, or responding to, educational programs and opportunities, as defined by rules of the state board of education. See Iowa Code 256B.2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 and section 273.5, subsection 6, the director of the department of education may authorize the area education agency to submit a statement assuring that the requirements of subsection 1 are satisfied in lieu of submitting a special education instructional and support program plan.
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