REMARKS
Creation of ARIS unit and enforcement of June 1st deadline
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Liz Vladeck explains the creation of the Enhanced Rates Equitable Services (ARIS) unit and the enforcement of the June 1st deadline for special education service requests. She discusses the reasons behind these actions and the processes involved.
- The ARIS unit was created to conduct expedited administrative reviews for cases where providers were charging high rates
- The unit requires a signed notarized affidavit from parents to prevent fraud
- The June 1st deadline, which had been on the books for years, was enforced to help with budgeting and planning for the upcoming school year
Althea Stevens
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adequate range of providers available to our
Liz Vladeck
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own schools as well as, fast paced nature of needing to tackle the growing and serious concerns did put us in a position where we had to enforce the deadline, and we were not able to wave a red flag around saying, hey, everybody.
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We know we haven't been rigid about this, every year, but we're getting serious now.
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We did