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

For Wisconsin, evaluation deadline is determine if a child is a child with a disability within 60 days; day type is calendar days; clock starts on is the local educational agency receives parental consent for the evaluation of the child; differs from federal 60 days is same; statute or rule is 115.78, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Wisconsin _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Evaluation deadline:** determine if a child is a child with a disability within 60 days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Day type:** calendar days _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Clock starts on:** the local educational agency receives parental consent for the evaluation of the child _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Differs from federal 60 days:** same _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute or rule:** 115.78 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Eligibility or IEP deadline:** conduct a meeting to develop an individualized education program under s. 115.787 and determine a placement under s. 115.79 within 30 days of a determination that a child is a child with a disability _(also on this page, in the second passage quoted below)_

## What the source says

> (a) The local educational agency shall determine if a child is a child with a disability within 60 days after the local educational agency receives parental consent for the evaluation of the child under s. 115.782 (1) (b) or (4) (b) , provides notice under s. 115.777 (3) (e) that no additional data are needed, or provides notice under s. 115.782 (4) (c) that no additional data are needed.

## The same source also states

> (c) The local educational agency shall conduct a meeting to develop an individualized education program under s. 115.787 and determine a placement under s. 115.79 within 30 days of a determination that a child is a child with a disability.

Source: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/115/v/78

## Source

- https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/115/v/78

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