Sec 15-1205. Voucher; evaluation; placement; definition

A. An application for a voucher pursuant to this article shall not be approved unless the child has been educationally evaluated and recommended for placement in accordance, as nearly as practicable, with the conditions and standards prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction pursuant to rules of the state board of education.

B. In determining the recommendation for placement the chief official of the institution shall consult at a minimum with the following:

1. The parent, as defined in section 15-761 of the child recommended for placement.

2. The person performing the educational evaluation pursuant to this section.

3. A special educator who is certified in an area related to the child's disability.

C. The placing agency may sign a voucher application for submission to the department of education.

D. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent a child who has not been educationally evaluated from being placed in an institution if such placement is for the purpose of residential and custodial care only and not for educational reasons. The institutional voucher shall not be paid for such placements.

E. For the purposes of this section, "educationally evaluated" means an evaluation pursuant to section 15-766.