Translating Individualized Education Programs

The bill permits the multidisciplinary team that creates an individualized education program (IEP) for a child, who may be eligible for special education services, to translate or contract with a translation services provider to translate the IEP draft documents into the dominant language spoken in the home of the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian. The bill requires the multidisciplinary team to translate or contract with a translation services provider to translate the final IEP document into the dominant language spoken in the home of the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)