Minnesota § 125A.24 PARENT ADVISORY COUNCILS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 125A.24 — PARENT ADVISORY COUNCILS

Minnesota § 125A.24

PartEDUCATION CODE: PREKINDERGARTEN - GRADE 12

Ch. 125ASPECIAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

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Minn. Stat. § 125A.24 (2026).

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In order to increase the involvement of parents of children with disabilities in district policy making and decision making, school districts must have a special education advisory council that is incorporated into the district's special education system plan.

(1)This advisory council may be established either for individual districts or in cooperation with other districts who are members of the same special education cooperative.

(2)A district may set up this council as a subgroup of an existing board, council, or committee.

(3)At least half of the designated council members must be parents of students with a disability. When a nonpublic school is located in the district, the council must include at least one member who is a parent of a nonpublic school student with a disability, or an

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In order to increase the involvement of parents of children with disabilities in district policy making and decision making, school districts must have a special education advisory council that is incorporated into the district's special education system plan.
(1) This advisory council may be established either for individual districts or in cooperation with other districts who are members of the same special education cooperative.
(2) A district may set up this council as a subgroup of an existing board, council, or committee.
(3) At least half of the designated council members must be parents of students with a disability. When a nonpublic school is located in the district, the council must include at least one member who is a parent of a nonpublic school student with a disability, or an employee of a nonpublic school if no parent of a nonpublic school student with a disability is available to serve. Each local council must meet no less than once each year. The number of members, frequency of meetings, and operational procedures are to be locally determined.

Legislative History

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