Section 9A. The department of education shall provide a workshop curriculum on the rights of students, their parents and guardians under the special education laws of the commonwealth and the federal government to each school district in the commonwealth to be used by such school districts in conducting the workshops required by section 1C of chapter 71. The department of education shall establish a Parent Advisory Committee to assist and advise in developing said workshop curriculum. The Parent Advisory Committee shall consist of representatives from the Federation for Children with Special Needs, the Massachusetts Association of Parent Advisory Councils, the Parent Professional Advocacy League, the Disability Law Center, and the Massachusetts Advocacy Center.
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