Section R. 340.1838 - Parent advisory committeeRule 138.
(1) A parent advisory committee shall be appointed by each intermediate school district board.(a) The parent advisory committee and its officers shall consist only of parents of students with disabilities with at least 1 parent from each constituent local school district and public school academy unless no parent agrees to serve on the parent advisory committee to represent the constituent local school district or public school academy.(b) Each constituent local school district board of education and each public school academy board of directors shall nominate at least 1 parent.(c) The intermediate school district board of education may nominate additional members not to exceed 33 1/3% of the total parent advisory committee membership.(2) The intermediate school district board of education shall make every attempt to assure that all types of impairments and all identifiable organizations of parents of students with disabilities within the intermediate school district are represented on the parent advisory committee.(3) The intermediate school district board of education may recommend operational procedures for parent advisory committee review and adoption.(4) The intermediate school district shall secure or allocate fiscal and staff resources to the parent advisory committee to make it efficient and effective in operation.(5) The parent advisory committee is responsible for determining and documenting, in writing, the organizational structure of the committee, including all of the following: (a) Officers and their responsibilities.(c) Notice of meeting times.(6) The parent advisory committee shall participate in the development of the intermediate school district's plan or any modification of the plan for the delivery of special education programs and services as required by R 340.1833.(7) The parent advisory committee may provide advisory input on any matters that the committee deems appropriate to the improvement of special education services within the intermediate school district.Mich. Admin. Code R. 340.1838
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