1997 Minnesota Code
Chapters 120 - 129B Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12
Chapter 120 Definitions; Attendance; Special Education; Fees; Cqe
Section 120.1811 Residential treatment facilities; education.

120.1811 Residential treatment facilities; education.

Subdivision 1. Educational screening. Secure and nonsecure residential treatment facilities licensed by the department of human services or the department of corrections shall screen each juvenile who is held in a facility for at least 72 hours, excluding weekends or holidays, using an educational screening tool identified by the department of children, families, and learning, unless the facility determines that the juvenile has a current individual education plan and obtains a copy of it. The department of children, families, and learning shall develop or identify an education screening tool for use in residential facilities. The tool must include a life skills development component.

Subd. 2. Rulemaking. The state board of education may, in consultation with the commissioners of corrections and human services, make or amend rules relating to education programs in residential treatment facilities, if necessary, to implement this section.

HIST: 1995 c 226 art 3 s 4; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13