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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 13A.08.03.07" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="03" heading="Responsibilities of the IEP Team.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The IEP team shall meet within 10 business days of the removal of a student with a disability to develop an assessment plan if the IEP team has not:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Conducted a functional behavioral assessment; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Implemented a behavioral intervention plan to address the behavior before the behavior occurred that resulted in the student's removal as set forth in Regulation .03B or .05 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>As soon as possible after the completion of the assessments determined appropriate by the IEP team as set forth in §A of this regulation, the IEP team shall meet to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Develop appropriate behavioral interventions to address the behavior; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Implement the behavioral intervention plan.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the student with a disability has a behavioral intervention plan, the IEP team shall meet within 10 business days of the removal to review the plan to address the behavior that resulted in the removal, and determine if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The behavioral intervention plan needs to be modified; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The implementation of the behavioral intervention plan needs to be modified to address the behavior.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>For subsequent disciplinary removals of the student beyond the first 10 school days the student is removed during the school year, the IEP team shall meet to review the student's behavioral intervention plan as set forth in §C of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The IEP team shall modify the behavioral implementation plan and its implementation to the extent the IEP team determines necessary.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Meetings of the IEP team as set forth in §A of this regulation and in Regulation .08B of this chapter may be conducted at the same IEP team meeting.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>