# Ohio — Special education initial evaluation deadlines by state — days, day type, and what starts the clock

For Ohio, evaluation deadline is Must be conducted within sixty days of receiving parental consent for the evaluation; day type is calendar days; clock starts on is receiving parental consent for the evaluation; differs from federal 60 days is same; statute or rule is Rule 3301-51-06, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Ohio _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Evaluation deadline:** Must be conducted within sixty days of receiving parental consent for the evaluation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Day type:** calendar days _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Clock starts on:** receiving parental consent for the evaluation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Differs from federal 60 days:** same _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute or rule:** Rule 3301-51-06 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (a) Must be conducted within sixty days of receiving parental consent for the evaluation; and

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-3301-51-06

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-04-28.
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