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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe - I am not sure how accessible the 12-02 RSA
Technical Assistance Circular is, so I included specific text about public
hearings for the State Plan<BR>below...<BR><A
href="http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/rsa/tac/2012/tac-12-02.pdf">http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/rsa/tac/2012/tac-12-02.pdf</A><BR>Whenever
possible or appropriate, state agencies should exploit both traditional and
non-traditional media to advertise up-coming public hearings and
solicit<BR>input from the community. Websites, social media, phone trees,
and other forms of raising awareness, apart from traditional media such as
radio, newspaper<BR>and television, should be employed to the maximun extent
possible and appropriate, and in accordance with the requirements of the
regulations governing<BR>public hearings found at 34 CFR
361.20.<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>