IEP Timelines in Utah
What are the IEP timelines in Utah?
Utah has a comprehensive set of timelines governing every stage of the special education process, established primarily in Utah Admin. Code R277-750 and the USBE Special Education Rules. Key Utah-specific and federal timelines include: 45 school days from parental consent for initial evaluation completion (USBE Special Education Rules II.D.2.a) — note Utah uses school days for evaluation, not calendar days; 30 calendar days from eligibility determination to develop the initial IEP (Utah Admin. Code R277-750-201(1)); annual IEP review; triennial reevaluation; transition planning beginning at age 14 (USBE Special Education Rules III.H.2) — Utah's requirement exceeds the federal minimum of age 16; rights transfer at age 18; FAPE through the end of the school year in which the student turns 22 (Utah Code § 53G-6-402); 60-calendar-day state complaint investigation (Utah Admin. Code R277-750-701); 15-day resolution meeting after due process complaint; 45-day final hearing decision after resolution period; same-day parent notification after restraint/seclusion; and 10-school-day IEP meeting trigger after three restraint/seclusion events in 30 school days. Utah uses school days for evaluation and discipline/hearing timelines, and calendar days for IEP development, complaint, and due process timelines — it is important to confirm which unit applies to each timeline.
What Utah Requires
Utah uses school days for evaluation and discipline/hearing timelines; calendar days for IEP development, complaint, and due process timelines — always confirm which unit applies.
The 45-school-day evaluation timeline from parental consent is Utah's state-established deadline (USBE Special Education Rules II.D.2.a; Utah Admin. Code R277-750-301).
FAPE eligibility ends at the end of the school year in which the student turns 22 — or upon receipt of a regular diploma — whichever occurs first (Utah Code § 53G-6-402).
Restraint/seclusion same-day notification and 10-school-day IEP meeting trigger after three events in 30 school days are Utah-specific timelines (Utah Code § 53G-8-302; Utah Admin. Code R277-609).
The 30-day resolution period before a due process hearing may proceed is a federal baseline that Utah follows (34 CFR 300.510).
Key Timelines
45 school days from parental consent: initial evaluation completion (USBE Special Education Rules II.D.2.a; Utah Admin. Code R277-750-301).
30 calendar days from eligibility determination: initial IEP must be developed (Utah Admin. Code R277-750-201(1)).
Annual: IEP review (Utah Admin. Code R277-750-201; 34 CFR 300.324(b)).
3 years: reevaluation for continued eligibility (Utah Admin. Code R277-750-301; 34 CFR 300.303).
Age 14 (or earlier when appropriate): transition planning begins, updated annually — Utah's requirement exceeds the federal minimum of age 16 (USBE Special Education Rules III.H.2; Utah Admin. Code R277-750-201; 34 CFR 300.320(b)).
Age 18: educational rights transfer to student (34 CFR 300.320(c)).
End of school year at age 22: FAPE eligibility ends (Utah Code § 53G-6-402).
Same day: parent notification after restraint/seclusion; written report within 24 hours (Utah Code § 53G-8-302; Utah Admin. Code R277-609).
10 school days: IEP meeting after three restraint/seclusion events within 30 school days (Utah Admin. Code R277-609).
15 calendar days: resolution meeting after due process complaint (34 CFR 300.510(a)).
30 calendar days: resolution period following due process complaint (34 CFR 300.510(b)).
45 days (after resolution period): final due process hearing decision (34 CFR 300.515).
10 school days: expedited hearing decision for disciplinary cases (34 CFR 300.532(c)(2)).
60 calendar days: state complaint investigation decision (Utah Admin. Code R277-750-701; 34 CFR 300.152).
30 days: deadline to appeal hearing decision to Utah State court (UCA 53E-7-208(4)(a)); federal court time limit differs (34 CFR 300.516(b)).