Understanding how to develop procedures and paperwork documentation that adheres to current federal and state law related to behavior can be daunting, especially in relation to special education law. As laws change, the PENT Director will post updates in this website section. The following documents and links have been found helpful by PENT members as they train educators on legal issues related to behavior. These documents refer in particular to IDEA Reauthorization 2004 as well as current California law. When IDEA is reauthorized again, these documents will be aligned to the new law.

IDEA/504/FERPA/NCLB/Supreme Court

• Prior Written Notice and Shaffer v. Weast
• Emergency Interventions in California for Students with IEPs Flowchart
• Reauthorization of IDEA 2004 - PowerPoint by John Namkung
• Addressing "Behavior That Impedes Learning" as Mandated by IDEA Reauthorization
• IDEA Behavior Language In Law
• IDEA Conceptual Underpinnings Shifting Our Understanding of Behavior
• When is a Formal Assessment Plan Necessary in Either RtI or Traditional Environments?
• Guide to Behavior Terminology
• Maintaining LRE through Supplementary Aids and Supports by Diana Browning Wright - PowerPoint** | handouts
• 504 and FERPA changes
• Meeting AYP & Promoting Accelerated Learning - PowerPoint
• Special Education in General Ed - PowerPoint
• Typical Facts in Determining Appropriateness of an IEP (Including Behavioral Elements)

DISCIPLINE

• Bullying and Law - PowerPoint
• Bus Suspension
• Functional Behavioral Assessment Summary
• Manifestation Determination Discussion Guide
• Shortened Day and Shaeffer v. Weast
  
• Coordination of Plans: Behavior Support Accommodation and Mental Health Treatment
• Principal Duties: Suspension Beyond 10 Cumulative School Days in a School Year - IDEA
• Principal/Special Ed Teacher Duties: Determining Services for Suspension Past Cumulative 10 School Days - IDEA

California's Specific Law on Behavior

• Addressing Behavior in Educational Settings in California
• Behavior Plans in California Flow Chart (Emergency Intervention)
• Behavior Plans in California Flow Chart (Non-Emergency Intervention)
• California's BICM Requirements - A Certification Training presented by Pamela Ptacek and Judith Holiber: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
• Positive Behavioral Intervention Plan for Severe Behavior (PBIP): Requires all four forms for California legal compliance:
  - 1 Coversheet
  - 2 FAA Data Collection
  - 3 Core Plan
  - 4 PBIP Data Collection
• Checklist of Components for FAA/PBIP - California's Ed Code on Serious Behavior
• Checklist of Components for FAA/PBIP for Serious Behavior (Annotated)
• Managing Requests for an FAA - California's Ed Code on Serious Behavior
• Top 10 E-Mail & Phone Queries on FAA-PBIP I Have Received in the Last Five Years
• When Do We Need Behavior Plans and What Type?

Links to Federal and State Law and Legal Trainings

• Laws, Regulations, & Policies - To access current federal and California state laws as well as pending legislation
• Wrightslaw - A legal search website
• FindLaw - Website access to all federal and state laws
• Laws, Regs, and Policies Special Education Hearing Office Orders and Decisions Database

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