[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 245 (Monday, December 21, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 82994-82995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27872]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

34 CFR Part 300

[Docket ID ED-2020-OSERS-0191]


Proposed Guidance; Questions and Answers on Serving Children With 
Disabilities Placed by Their Parents in Private Schools

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed guidance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) seeks public 
comment on proposed guidance that addresses State and local 
responsibilities under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (IDEA) for providing equitable services to parentally 
placed private school children with disabilities. The proposed guidance 
updates and supersedes the Department's guidance titled Questions and 
Answers on Serving Children with Disabilities Placed by Their Parents 
in Private Schools issued in April 2011.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before January 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. 
We will not accept comments submitted by mail, fax, or by email or 
those submitted after the comment period. To ensure that we do not 
receive duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once. In 
addition, please include the Docket ID at the top of your comments.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to 
submit your comments electronically. Information on using 
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents, 
submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site 
under ``Help.''
    Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all comments 
received from members of the public available for public viewing in 
their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include 
in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly 
available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Walawender, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5145, Washington, DC 20202-
5076. Telephone: (202) 245-7399. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Invitation to Comment: We invite you to submit comments on the 
proposed guidance. See ADDRESSES for instructions on how to submit 
comments.
    Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities in Reviewing the 
Record: On request, we will provide an appropriate accommodation or 
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability who needs assistance 
to review the comments or other documents in the public record for the 
proposed guidance. If you want to schedule an appointment for this type 
of aid, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.
    Background: The Department describes the background for the 
proposed guidance, and our reasons for

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proposing the guidance, in the proposed guidance document. The proposed 
guidance is available at https://sites.ed.gov/idea/idea-files/q-and-a-children-with-disabilities-private-schools-parentally-placed/. The 
proposed guidance is a ``significant guidance document'' under 
Executive Order 13891.
    Accessible Format: On request to the contact person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities can 
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Mark Schultz,
Commissioner, Rehabilitative Services Administration.Delegated the 
authority to performthe functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary 
for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-27872 Filed 12-18-20; 8:45 am]
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