# Title 15.1 — Elementary and Secondary Education

## Chapter 15.1-33 — Multidistrict Special Education

### § 15.1-33-01. Multidistrict special education unit - Corporation.

Each multidistrict special education unit is a body corporate and has all the powers and
duties usual to corporations for public purposes or as conferred upon it by law.
### § 15.1-33-02. Multidistrict special education units - School district participation.

A school district may join a multidistrict special education unit or together with other school
districts form a multidistrict special education unit for purposes of planning and delivering
special education and related services. If a school district wishes to join a multidistrict special
education unit from which it has been excluded, the school district may petition the
superintendent of public instruction. A school district may appeal a decision of the
superintendent under this section to the state board of public school education.
### § 15.1-33-03. Multidistrict special education unit - Organizational plan - Contents.

Each multidistrict special education unit shall maintain an organizational plan on file with the
superintendent of public instruction. The organizational plan must include:
1. A list of the unit's board members.
2. A description of how each school district is represented on the board.
3. The method used to select officers.
4. The terms of office.
5. Scheduled meeting times.
6. Quorum requirements.
7. Any other items required through rule by the superintendent of public instruction.
### § 15.1-33-04. Multidistrict special education unit - Board member appointments.

The organizational plan of each multidistrict special education unit must provide for the
manner in which board members are appointed.
### § 15.1-33-05. Multidistrict special education unit - Board members - Compensation.

The board of each multidistrict special education unit shall set a level of compensation for
services payable to its members, provided that no member may receive more than one
thousand dollars annually for this purpose. In addition to compensation for services, each
member may be reimbursed for all necessary meals and lodging and travel expenses actually
incurred while engaged in official business of the board, at the same rate as provided for state
officers and employees. Any mileage claimed may not exceed the number of miles [kilometers]
between the points traveled as measured by the most usual route.
### § 15.1-33-06. Withdrawal from a multidistrict program.

In order for a school district to withdraw from a multidistrict special education unit, the
following must occur on or before March first before the school year for which the withdrawal is
to be effective:
1. The board of the withdrawing school district shall approve the withdrawal.
2. The board of the withdrawing school district shall inform the board of the multidistrict
special education unit that it has elected to withdraw from the unit.
3. The board of the withdrawing school district shall submit a plan to the superintendent
of public instruction regarding the provision of services to students with disabilities.
### § 15.1-33-07. Multidistrict special education unit - Board - Preparation of annual plan.

The board of a multidistrict special education unit shall prepare, on behalf of the
participating school districts, an annual plan regarding the provision of special education and
related services and shall submit the plan to the superintendent of public instruction for
approval.

### § 15.1-33-08. Multidistrict special education unit - Board - Powers.

The board of a multidistrict special education unit may:
1. Receive state and federal funds and distribute them to each participating school
district.
2. Employ personnel necessary to carry out administrative services, itinerant instruction,
coordinative services, and related services.
3. Receive private and public funds and expend such funds for the compensation of
personnel and for the payment of the board's expenses.
4. Contract with the board of any school district for the provision of special education and
related services.
### § 15.1-33-09. Multidistrict special education unit - Board - Coordination of student

transportation.
The board of a multidistrict special education unit shall plan and coordinate the
transportation of each student receiving special education services within the unit.
### § 15.1-33-10. Multidistrict special education board - Rights of employees.

Any individual employed by the board of a multidistrict special education unit has the same
statutory rights as those accorded to an individual employed by a school district for the same
purpose.
