Thursday, August 9, 2012

New Law Will Help Parents Secure Needed School Services

From an Autism Delaware Press Release:  www.delautism.org

NEW LAW WILL HELP PARENTS SECURE NEEDED SCHOOL SERVICES!

At a little before noon today, it became DE law that schools must reimburse parents for the costs of expert witnesses and evaluations when the parents successfully prove that the school wrongly denied services to their child with a disability. Previously, even if successful, parents could spend thousands of dollars proving their child needed supports with no hope of recouping their costs. Here is Gov. Markell signing HB365 with Rep. Q. Johnson, the lead House sponsor, and Lt. Gov. Denn.

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