IEP Timelines in Wisconsin
What are the IEP timelines in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin has a clear set of special education procedural timelines anchored in Wis. Stat. Chapter 115 and Wis. Admin. Code PI 11. The most critical are: 60 calendar days from parental consent to determine disability (Wis. Stat. § 115.78(3); PI 11.04(2)); 30 days after disability determination to hold the IEP meeting and set placement (Wis. Stat. § 115.78(3)); 60 days from enrollment for out-of-state transfer evaluation and IEP (PI 11.07); annual IEP review; triennial reevaluation; 15 days for resolution meeting after due process filing (Wis. Stat. § 115.80(2m)); 30-day resolution period (Wis. Stat. § 115.80(2m)(e)); 45 days for hearing decision after resolution period (Wis. Stat. § 115.80(6)); 60 days for state complaint decision (34 CFR 300.152); 21 days for mediation to commence after mediator appointment (Wis. Stat. § 115.797); 1 business day for parent restraint/seclusion notification (Wis. Stat. § 118.305); age 14 for transition planning (Wis. Stat. § 115.787(2)(g)); and age 21 for FAPE eligibility end.
What Wisconsin Requires
Two-stage evaluation timeline: 60 calendar days for disability determination + 30 days for IEP meeting = 90-day outer limit from parental consent (Wis. Stat. § 115.78(3); Wis. Admin. Code PI 11.04(2)).
Out-of-state transfer: evaluation and IEP within 60 days of enrollment (Wis. Admin. Code PI 11.07).
Annual IEP review required at least once per year (Wis. Stat. § 115.787(4)).
Triennial reevaluation required at least every three years (Wis. Stat. § 115.782).
Transition planning begins at age 14 (Wis. Stat. § 115.787(2)(g); Wis. Admin. Code PI 11.09(2)(d)).
Restraint/seclusion parent notification: within 1 business day; written report delivered within 3 business days (Wis. Stat. § 118.305).
Key Timelines
60 calendar days from consent: disability determination (Wis. Stat. § 115.78(3); PI 11.04(2)).
30 days after disability determination: IEP meeting and placement (Wis. Stat. § 115.78(3)).
60 days from enrollment: out-of-state transfer evaluation and IEP (Wis. Admin. Code PI 11.07).
Annually: IEP review (Wis. Stat. § 115.787(4)).
Every 3 years: reevaluation (Wis. Stat. § 115.782).
15 days after due process filing: resolution meeting (Wis. Stat. § 115.80(2m)).
30 days after filing: resolution period ends; hearing may proceed if unresolved (Wis. Stat. § 115.80(2m)(e)).
45 days after resolution period: hearing decision due (Wis. Stat. § 115.80(6)).
60 days after receipt: state complaint decision (34 CFR 300.152).
21 days after mediator appointment: mediation must commence (Wis. Stat. § 115.797).
1 business day after incident: parent notification for restraint/seclusion (Wis. Stat. § 118.305).
3 business days after incident: written restraint/seclusion report delivered to parents (Wis. Stat. § 118.305).
Age 14: transition planning requirement begins (Wis. Stat. § 115.787(2)(g)).
Age 21: FAPE eligibility ends for students who have not graduated with a regular diploma (Wis. Stat. § 115.76(5)(a)).