Sec. 18.5. (a) The department shall, to the extent permitted under federal law, provide the same text-to-speech, screen reader, or human reader and calculator accommodations to a student in grades 6 through 12 on every section of the statewide assessment program if that accommodation is provided as part of the student's:
(1) individualized education program;
(2) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;
(3) choice special education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49; or
(4) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.
(b) The department must submit any guidance or recommendations the department plans to distribute to a school corporation or school that attempts to affect in any manner based on statewide assessment accommodations which instructional methods are included or excluded from a program or plan described in subsection (a) to the state board for approval.
(c) This subsection expires January 1, 2020. The state board shall provide a report to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, explaining in detail the extent that:
(1) individualized education programs;
(2) service plans developed under 511 IAC 7-34; or
(3) choice special education plans developed under 511 IAC 7-49;
were altered to align to the statewide assessment program.
As added by P.L.287-2019, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.82-2020, SEC.5.