OMB Information Collection 1820-0600 reflects the provisions in the Act and the Part B regulations requiring States and/or local educational agencies (LEAs) to collect and maintain information or data and, in some cases, report information or data to other public agencies or to the public. However, some of the information or data are not reported to the Secretary. Data are collected in the areas of private schools, parentally placed private school students, State high cost fund, notification of free and low cost legal services, early intervening services, notification of hearing offices and mediators, State complaint procedures, significant disproportionality, and the LEA application under Part B.
The Department made two adjustments due to new 300.646 and 300.647 published in the federal register on December 19, 2016, and currently in effect following the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. v. DeVos, 18-CV-1636 (March 7, 2019). The burden increase is a result of the requirements within these new regulations that; a) require State selected standards for reasonable risk ratio thresholds, minimum cell-sizes, minimum n-sizes, and standards for measuring reasonable progress; and b) require States to collect and examine data to determine whether significant disproportionality based on race or ethnicity is occurring in the State and the LEAs of the State with respect to the identification of children as children with disabilities, including identification as children with particular impairments; the placement of children in particular educational setting; and the incidence, duration, and type of disciplinary actions, including suspensions and expulsions. States must make these determinations annually and retain risk ratios, or alternate risk ratios for review if requested.
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Rebecca Walawender 2022457399
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.