<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:14:14:21"><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0-000000">24:14:14:21</span></a><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0-000001">.  Appeal of administrative decision.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0"> Any party aggrieved by the findings and decisions of the hearing officer under this article may bring a civil action under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0"> (IDEA)</span><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">. A civil action may be filed in either state or federal court without regard to the amount in controversy. The party bringing the action has 90 days from the date of a hearing officer's decision to file a civil action. In any action brought under this section, the court:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">    (1)  Shall receive the records of the administrative proceedings;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">    (2)  Shall hear additional evidence at the request of a party; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">    (3)  Basing its decision on the preponderance of the evidence, shall grant the relief that the court determines to be appropriate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">    Nothing in Part C restricts or limits the rights, procedures, and remedies available under the Constitution, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended to July 1, 2012, Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended to </span><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">December 10, 2015,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0"> or other federal laws protecting the rights of children with disabilities, except that before the filing of a civil action under these laws, seeking relief that is also available under </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">20 U.S.C. </span><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">§ 1415(b)(6)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">, the procedures under this chapter for a due process hearing must be exhausted to the same extent as would be required had the action been brought under </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">20 U.S.C. </span><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">§ 1415(b)(6)</span><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">    </span><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0"> 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; 26 SDR 153, effective May 22, 2000; 35 SDR 82, effective October 22, 2008; 39 SDR 109, effective December 17, 2012</span><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022</span><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">    </span><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">    </span><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-23"><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0-000003">13-1-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-14-1"><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0-000003">13-14-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b89c47-8ecf-4a4b-9e2a-fb90e50def13000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>