Summary of Survey Responses | |||||||
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| State | Mediation System Prior to IDEA ‘97 | Established Qualifications | Training/ Ongoing Support | Funding Source | Responsible for Mediation | Require Meeting if Mediation is Refused | LEA(s) Have Established Meeting Rule |
| AK | No | Yes | Yes | IDEA Part B & Part C funds | Office of Special Education - privatecontractor | No | No |
| AL | Yes - 1977 | No | Yes | IDEA Part B funds | Special Education Services | No | No |
| AR | Yes - 1978 | No | Yes - workshops on conflict resolution | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education Special Education | Yes | No |
| AZ | Yes - 1988 | Yes | Yes - training and updates | IDEA Part B funds & Other | Department of Education Exceptional Student Services | No | No |
| CA | Yes - 1980 | Yes - now under review | Yes - one day annually | IDEA Part B funds | Department Of Education -under contract with Mc George School of Law | Yes | Yes |
| CO | Yes - 1993 | Yes - 40+ hrs training | Yes - quarterly meetings | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education - Special Education Unit | No | No |
| CT | Yes - 1975 | Yes | Yes | NA | Department of Education - Bureau of Special Education And Pupil Services | No | No |
| DE | Yes - 1994 | Yes | Yes - under proposed contract | Part B funds | Department of Education -under contract with the University of Delaware Office of Conflict Resolution | No | No |
| FL | Yes - 1992 | Yes - certified by Justice Center of Atlanta (JCA) | Annual training by JCA | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services | No | No |
| GA | Yes - 1981 | Yes - certified by Justice Center of Atlanta (JCA) | Yes - by JCA | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education -under contract with JCA | No | No |
| HI | Yes - 1989 | Yes - certified by Neighborhood Justice Center (NJC) | Yes - by NJC | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education -under contract with NJC | No | NA (single system state) |
| ID | Yes - 1989 | No | Yes - refresher training | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education Bureau of Special Education | No | No |
| IA | Yes - 1976 | No - use IHE and IA Peace Institute staff | Yes - by IA Peace Institute and attend LRP conference | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education Bureau of Chn., Fam. & Community Services | No | No |
| IL | Yes - 1982 | No | Yes - 3 day training and meetings | IDEA Part B funds | State Board of Education - Division of Compliance | No | No |
| IN | Yes - 1989 | Yes | Yes - annual 2 day training | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education - Div. of Special Education | No | No |
| KS | No | Yes | Yes | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education - Student Support Services` | No | No |
| KY | Yes - 1986 | Yes - BA plus 2 yrs. experience | Yes - by JCA and state staff | State funds | Department of Education - Div. Of Exceptional Children’s Services | No | No |
| LA | Yes - 1989 | Yes | Yes | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education - Div of Special Populations | No | No |
| ME | Yes - 1984 | Yes - areas of knowledge | Yes - monthly meetings | NA | Department of Education- Div. Of Special Services | No | No |
| MA | Yes - 1975 | Yes | Yes - monthly meetings and training by professional orgs. | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education - Bureau of Special Education Appeals | No | No |
| MD | Yes - 1996 | Yes | Yes - use internal and external sources | State funds and IDEA Part B funds | MD Office of Administrative Hearings with the Department of Education | No | No |
| MI | Yes - 1986 | Yes - 40 Hr. of reg. & advanced training, inservice, internship, & experience | Yes - annual in-service | IDEA Part B funds | MI Supreme Court State Court Administrative Office | No | No |
| MS | No | Yes - will be part of new system | Yes | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education Office of Special Education | No | No |
| MN | Yes - 1992 | Yes - by contractor | Yes - annual training | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Children, Family & Learning under contract with MN Bureau for Mediation Services | No | No |
| MO | Yes - 1996 | Yes - by Department or 16 hrs. elsewhere | Yes - initial and refresher courses | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education - Legal Counsel Off. Special Education | No | No |
| MT | Yes -1994 | No | No | State funds | Legal Services Division | No | No |
| NE | Yes - 1994 | Yes - certif. by NE Office of Dispute Resolution | Yes - continuing Education credits, annual review and training | IDEA Part B & Part C funds | Interagency agreement - Department of Education & NE Office of Dispute Resolution | No | No |
| NV | Yes - 1987 | Yes - Department course | Yes - training and mentoring | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education - Education Equity Team | No | No |
| NH | Yes - 1982 | Yes - training by Department | Yes | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education | No | No |
| NJ | Yes - 1980 | Yes - state employees trained by JCA | Yes - by JCA | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs | No | No |
| NM | No | Yes - 32+ hrs training & experience | Yes - advanced education training and periodic refresher training | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education - Special Education Office | No | No |
| NY | Yes - 1995 | Yes - 25 hr. course by Unified Court System Certified Trainer-experience | 6 hrs. annual continuing education | State funds | Department of Ed -under contract with the NY State Dispute Resolution Assn. | No | No |
| NC | No (new state law 1998) | Yes - trained by NC Dispute Resol.Network | Yes - in Special Education | IDEA Part B funds | Admin. Law Judges through hearing process and state mediators | No | No |
| ND | Yes - 1989 | Yes - trained by Academy of Family Mediators | Yes - refresher courses | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Pub. Instruction Office of Special Education | No | No |
| OH | Yes - 1983 | No | Yes - training and mentoring | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Special Education | No | No |
| OK | Yes - 1993 | Yes - certified by Admin. Off. of the Courts | Yes | State funds & IDEA Part B funds (Mediators are volunteers) | Admin. Office of the Courts Alternative Dispute Resolution System | No | No |
| OR | Yes - 1983 | No (in development) | Yes - annual training | State, IDEA Part B, and LEA funds | Department of Special Education | No (in development) | No |
| PA | Yes - 1988 | Yes - certified by Justice Center of Atlanta (JCA) | Yes - 2 days annually | IDEA Part B funds | Special Education Mediation Service - Instructional Support System of PA | No | No |
| RI | Yes - 1994 | No | Yes - general training in policy | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Special Ed | No | No |
| SC | Yes - 1993 | Yes | Yes | IDEA Part B funds | Office of Programs for Exceptional Chn. | No | No |
| SD | Yes - 1990 | No | Yes - through JCA | IDEA Part B funds | State Office | No | No |
| TN | Yes - 1988 | Yes - training and knowledge in mediation | Yes - 40 hrs. per year on Special Education | IDEA Part B funds | Legal Division | No | No |
| TX | Yes - 1984 | Yes - Masters in Education, 40 hrs. mediation training, 2 yrs. experience | Yes - quarterly meetings + 1 day Special ed training | IDEA Part B funds | Special Education Unit - Complaints Mgt. Div | No | No |
| UT | Yes - 1993 | No | Yes - in-service training | State funds | Dep’t of Special Education | No (in development) | No |
| VT | Yes - 1989 | Yes - formal training | Yes - one annual training | State funds | Department of Education Legal Office | No | No |
| VA | No | Yes (proposed) | Yes (proposed) | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Special Ed and Student Services | No | No |
| WA | Yes - 1994 | Use mediators trained for the State Dispute Resolution System | Dep’t of Education did initial training in Special Education and mediators must attend update twice a year | IDEA Part B funds | Dep’t of Education under contract with Sound Options Mediation System | No | No |
| WI | No (state law passed 12/97) | No (only "appropriate skills and knowledge") | Yes - one day annually | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Education (to shift to another agency) | No | No |
| WV | No | No - will be put into regs when revised | No | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Special Education | No | No |
| WY | Yes - 1976 | No | Yes - annual training | IDEA Part B funds | Department of Special Education Programs | No (will be put in new regs) | No |
| Non-State Jurisdictions | |||||||
| DOD* | Yes - 1981 | Yes - by JCA or Hearings Appeals | Yes | Other - Department of Defense funds | Special Education coordinators - area & HQ | No | No |
| PW** | Yes - 1992 | Yes | Yes - workshops in Special Education | IDEA Part B funds | Palau Parent Network | No | No |
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