May a local educational agency establish policies to ensure that an IEE is obtained at a reasonable cost?
The agency may establish maximum allowable costs for IEEs. However, the agency must set the maximums so that they permit parents to choose from among the qualified examiners in the area and only eliminate unreasonable fees. An agency must permit parents to show that unique circumstances justify an IEE that exceeds the district’s maximum allowable cost. If unique circumstances justify an IEE that exceeds the maximum allowable cost, the agency must ensure that the IEE is publicly funded. If the total cost for an IEE exceeds the local educational agency’s cost criteria and there is no justification for the excess cost, the cost of the IEE must be publicly funded up to the agency’s maximum allowable cost. 11. If a local educational agency has not established maximum allowable costs for IEEs may it refuse to pay the full cost of an IEE that it considers too expensive? If the agency has not established a maximum allowable cost, the parents may use any qualified examiner. The agency must pay
