Section 3A. (a) A school committee with four thousand or more children enrolled in its school system shall appoint a person to be its administrator of special education. Such administrator shall devote full time to the duties involved in supervising the provision of all special education in the school system.
(b) A school committee with less than four thousand children enrolled in its school system shall appoint a person to be its administrator of special education. Such administrator shall have the duties involved in supervising the provision of all special education in the school system and other duties if the special education duties are not such as to require the devotion of full time.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b), the school committee of any city, town, or school district may, to meet its obligations under this section, with the approval of the department, enter into an agreement with any other school committee to jointly appoint an administrator of special education. The department shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this paragraph.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 71b - Children With Special Needs
Section 3a - Administrator of Special Education; Duties; Joint Appointment
Section 4 - Agreements Between School Committees or With Public or Private Schools
Section 5 - Costs or Obligations; Payment; Budget
Section 5a - Special Education Reimbursement Program
Section 5b - Pooled Risk Program for Extraordinary and Unanticipated Special Education Costs
Section 5c - Zero Interest Loan Program for Extraordinary and Unanticipated Special Education Costs
Section 7 - Tests for Selection of Children for Referral, Diagnosis, or Evaluation
Section 8 - Transportation to and From School; Reimbursement to Parents
Section 9a - Workshop Curriculum; Parent Advisory Committee
Section 11a - Incarcerated Children With a Disability; Special Education
Section 12a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 12a to 12c
Section 12b - Bureau of Transitional Planning; Transitional Advisory Committee; Establishment