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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="3-816.4" title_number="3" title_name="Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Juvenile Causes -- Children in Need of Assistance">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “educational stability” means the continuous process of identifying and implementing the appropriate educational placement, training, resources, services, and experiences that will address the fundamental needs necessary to ensure the successful educational outcome of a child and contribute to the child’s overall well–being.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The court shall inquire as to the educational stability of a child at a shelter care hearing, adjudicatory hearing, disposition hearing, and any change of placement proceeding.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In determining the educational stability of a child under this section, the court may consider the following factors:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The appropriateness of the child’s current school placement;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The school placement of the child’s siblings;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The minimization of school changes;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The proximity of the school to the child’s placement;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Transportation to and from school;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The proper release and prompt transfer of the child’s education records;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The child’s school attendance;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>The identification of and consultation with the child’s educational guardian;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>The maintenance of any individual education plan (IEP); and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>The child’s appropriate grade level progress or progress toward graduation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
