4. Plan. Submit a plan for its special education programs to the commissioner for approval in accordance with rules established by the commissioner;

5. Special education and early intervention services. Provide special education for each exceptional student eligible child with a disability within its jurisdiction;

5-A. Diploma requirements. Award a high school diploma to each exceptional student child with a disability who successfully meets the content standards of the system of learning results, in addition to any other diploma requirements applicable to all secondary school students pursuant to section 4722, as specified by the goals and objectives of the student's child's individualized education plan program;

6. Compliance. Provide the commissioner with the information the commissioner may require to determine compliance with this chapter;

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 a disability 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