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7. Notice of parent's right to be a member of the team. Notify
in writing the exceptional student's parent, surrogate parent or
guardian of their the child with disabilities of that person's
right to be a member of the team and place a copy of the notice in
the exceptional student's permanent records;

 
8. Facility construction, renovation and repair. Seek
approval in advance from the commissioner for construction,
renovation or repair, with or aided by public funds, of
facilities intended for the education of exceptional students
children with disabilities, or give assurances that other
facilities in the school administrative unit are adequate to meet
the needs of those students;

 
9. Securing parental permission. For the Protection and
Advocacy Agency for the Developmentally Disabled in Maine agency
conducting studies pursuant to Title 22 5, chapter 961 511:

 
A. Assist the agency in its studies; and

 
B. Facilitate access to relevant case records by:

 
(1) Notifying parents or guardians of the study; and

 
(2) Requesting parental consent for the agency to have
access to case records; and

 
10. Department of Health and Human Services; authority to
request convening of pupil evaluation team meeting. Notify in
writing the individual designated by the Department of Health and
Human Services that the Department of Health and Human Services
has the authority to request the school administrative unit to
convene a pupil evaluation team meeting and to attend and
participate in any pupil evaluation team meetings concerning an
exceptional student a child with a disability who is a state
ward. The written notice must indicate the time and place of the
pupil evaluation team meeting and a copy of the notice must be
placed in the exceptional student's child's permanent record.

 
Sec. 20. 20-A MRSA §7203, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 21. 20-A MRSA §7204, as amended by PL 1983, c. 806, §64, is
further amended to read:

 
§7204. Duties of the commissioner

 
The commissioner:


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