---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 300.137"
title: "34"
number: "300.137"
heading: "Equitable services determined."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/300.137"
---

# §300.137. Equitable services determined.

- (a) **No individual right to special education and related services.** No parentally-placed private school child with a disability has an individual right to receive some or all of the special education and related services that the child would receive if enrolled in a public school.
- (b) **Decisions.**
  - (1) Decisions about the services that will be provided to parentally-placed private school children with disabilities under [§§ 300.130 through 300.144](/cfr/34/300.130..300.144.md) must be made in accordance with [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section and [§ 300.134(d)](/cfr/34/300.134.md?p=d).
  - (2) The LEA must make the final decisions with respect to the services to be provided to eligible parentally-placed private school children with disabilities.
- (c) **Services plan for each child served under §§ 300.130 through 300.144.** If a child with a disability is enrolled in a religious or other private school by the child's parents and will receive special education or related services from an LEA, the LEA must—
  - (1) Initiate and conduct meetings to develop, review, and revise a services plan for the child, in accordance with [§ 300.138(b)](/cfr/34/300.138.md?p=b); and
  - (2) **Ensure that a representative of the religious or other private school attends each meeting.** If the representative cannot attend, the LEA shall use other methods to ensure participation by the religious or other private school, including individual or conference telephone calls.

## Notes

### Amendments

[71 FR 46753, Aug. 14, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 61306, Oct. 30, 2007]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1406, 1411-1419, and 3474; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 46753, Aug. 14, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[71 FR 46753, Aug. 14, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 61306, Oct. 30, 2007]