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005.18.17-17.01. Academic Facilities.

AR ADC 005.18.17-17.01Arkansas Administrative Code

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 005. Department of Education
Division 18. Special Education and Related Services
Rule 17. Program Standards
Ark. Admin. Code 005.18.17-17.01
005.18.17-17.01. Academic Facilities.
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17.01.1 General.
17.01.1.1 Barriers that limit child access to special education services must be eliminated.
17.01.1.2 Toilet areas, building and classroom entrances, etc., must conform to specifications for the accessibility of individuals with disabilities in conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Public Law 101-336.
17.01.1.3 Classrooms should be located within an age- appropriate school building, which houses classrooms for nondisabled peers of children with disabilities.
17.01.2 Space requirements and other considerations.
17.01.2.1 Academic facilities used for the provision of special education and related services, or their components of FAPE, to a child with a disability must meet the standards set forth in the Arkansas Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation Custodial and Maintenance Manual.
17.01.2.2 Exception. Facilities used to provide special education and related services constructed prior to the promulgation of the manual referenced in ยง 17.01.2.1 must meet standards previously set forth in the ADE Special Education rules promulgated in 2000.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 005.18.17-17.01, AR ADC 005.18.17-17.01
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