JEFFERSON CITY - A pre-filed bill for the 2021 Missouri General Assembly legislative session would give parents or legal guardians of students with special needs the ability to record IEP or 504 meetings.
House Bill 228, sponsored by Rep. Chuck Basye, would prohibit schools from preventing the recording of these meetings.
The bill also makes the recording the property of the parent or legal guardian of the student.
Individualized Education Program meetings happen at least once each year between parents, teachers, district officials and specialists, according to Michelle Ribaudo of Missouri Disability Empowerment, or MoDE. The IEP is a backbone of a child s education, Ribaudo said. They ll have actual goals, actual accommodations.