Commenter:
Bill Hogan/Virginia Public Schools Accountability Project (www.vpsap.org)
Objection to proposed limitation of action on special education appeals
I object to the proposal, as developed by VDOE's Office of Dispute Resolution and Administrative Services, to limit the timeline under which a party can appeal a adverse decision by a due process hearing officer to 90 days in state or federal court.
With this proposed regulation, VDOE exceeds its limited authority by seeking to promulgate a special education regulation that oversteps the specific general authority of the State Code. The power to make exceptions to the Virginia statutes of limitations is reserved to the General Assembly.
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