• Date Due: November 01, 2025
  • Author: Virginia Commission on Youth
  • Enabling Authority: Chapter 502 Enactment Clause 10. (Regular Session, 2024)
  • Description:
    Report on the findings and recommendations on the Virginia's special education dispute resolution system, and shall (i) consider the entire special education dispute resolution system in the Commonwealth, including the parent ombudsman for special education, mediation, complaints, and due process; (ii) review the effectiveness of such system in responding to the concerns of parents, analyze such system in comparison to best practices from other states, and make actionable recommendations for improvement, including regulatory, statutory, staffing, and budgetary modifications; and (iii) specifically review and make recommendations to improve the Department of Education's system for collecting, tracking, analyzing, and publicly reporting data on parent interactions with such system and the outcomes of such interactions. This report shall also include recommendations relating to due process hearing complaints pursuant to Chapter 294, Enactment Clause 1., of the 2025 Acts of Assembly. [Reporting requirements of Chapter 468, Enactment Clause 10., of the 2024 Acts of Assembly, are identical.]