OAR 581-015-2230: Transfer Students

(1) In state: If a child with a disability (who had an IEP that was in effect in a previous school district in Oregon) transfers to a new district in Oregon, and enrolls in a new school within the same school year, the new school district (in consultation with the child’s parents) must provide a free appropriate public education to the child (including services comparable to those described in the child’s IEP from the previous district), until the new district either: (a) Adopts the child’s IEP from the previous school district; or (b) Develops, adopts and implements a new IEP for the child. (2) Out of state: If a child with a disability (who had an IEP that was in effect in a previous school district in another state) transfers to a new district in Oregon, and enrolls in a new school within the same school year, the new school district (in consultation with the child’s parents) must provide a free appropriate public education to the child (including services comparable to those described in the child’s IEP from the previous district), until the new district: (a) Conducts an initial evaluation (if determined necessary by the new district); and (b) Develops, adopts and implements a new IEP, if appropriate, that meets applicable requirements.