FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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    JIM HORNE
    Commissioner of Education
    F. PHILIP HANDY,
    Chairman
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Vice Chairman
    Members
    SALLY B
    LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
    CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
    JULIA L. JOHNSON
    WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
    January 12, 2004
    MEMORANDUM # 04-07
    TO:
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    Exceptional Student Education Directors
    FROM:
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    Michele Polland, Acting Chief
    Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services
    SUBJECT:
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    Surrogate Parents, Technical Assistance Paper (TAP)
    school districts’ responsibilities relevant to the appointment and use of surrogate parents for students with
    disabilities. School districts and local educational agencies continue to be responsible to determine children with
    disabilities’ need for the appointment of a surrogate parent, appoint surrogate parents to such children to represent
    them in educational matters, and provide training to appointed surrogate parents. To this end, the topic of surrogate
    parents was reviewed during the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Monitoring Stakeholders’ Workgroup,
    October 20-21, 2003, in Tallahassee, Florida, and emphasis was placed on the compliance requirements regarding
    the area of surrogate parents.
    This TAP provides information relative to the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
    (IDEA) Amendments of 1997. The TAP addresses issues such as the appointment, training, responsibilities and
    termination of surrogate parents.
    If you have any questions regarding this information,
    Resolution, at 850/245-0475, Suncom 205-0475 or electronic mail Margot.Palazesi@fldoe.org.
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    Enclosure
    cc:
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    School District Superintendents
    School Board Attorneys
    State Advisory Committee for the Education of Exceptional Students
    FDLRS Centers Managers
    MICHELE POLLAND
    Acting Chief
    Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 614 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0475 • www.fldoe.org

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