Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Board of Ed for February: regulation updates proposed

 These are in response to the Protect Education Equity Act as outlined here 

update regulations consistent with federal law on discipline procedures for students in special education
regulation for interpretation and translation for public schools
proposing to go out to public comment 
anticipating vote in June 

amendments to special education regulations 603 CMR 28
technical amendment (adding "state" to law in definition of IEP)
new section 28.11 of discipline procedures
mirror federal requirements

new regulations for translation and interpretation services 603 CMR 57
requirement is not new
law requires state to established clear statewide standards
qualification of interpreters both general education and advanced (requires specialized knowledge)
similar for translation
experienced-based pathway for those who served for at least two years in a district

non-regulatory actions by DESE 


proposal for a 60 day comment period

aha! "use of AI would need to be checked or verified before being released to a family"

so they aren't barring dumping an IEP into an LLM? Because that's a violation of FERPA

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