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

For Rhode Island, evaluation deadline is Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of parental consent to an initial evaluation; day type is calendar days; clock starts on is receipt of parental consent to an initial evaluation; differs from federal 60 days is same; statute or rule is 200-RICR-20-30-6, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Rhode Island _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Evaluation deadline:** Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of parental consent to an initial evaluation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Day type:** calendar days _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Clock starts on:** receipt of parental consent to an initial evaluation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Differs from federal 60 days:** same _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute or rule:** 200-RICR-20-30-6 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Eligibility or IEP deadline:** an IEP meeting is conducted and an IEP is developed and special education and related services are made available to the child in accordance with an IEP within fifteen (15) school days of the eligibility determination _(also on this page, in the second passage quoted below)_

## What the source says

> b. Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of parental consent to an initial evaluation: (1) The child is evaluated; and (2) A written report of the Evaluation Team is made available to the public agency and the parent(s); and a team of qualified professionals and the parent(s) of the child meet as an eligibility team to determine whether the child is a child with a disability and in need of special education and related services.

## The same source also states

> c. If determined eligible under this part, an IEP meeting is conducted and an IEP is developed and special education and related services are made available to the child in accordance with an IEP within fifteen (15) school days of the eligibility determination.

Source: https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/200-20-30-6

## Source

- https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/200-20-30-6

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