[§302A-496]  Duties and roles of the agentand educational representative.  (a)  The agent and educationalrepresentative shall have the same duties and responsibilities.

(b)  The agent and the educationalrepresentative shall be afforded the opportunity to participate in meetingswith respect to:

(1)  The identification, evaluation, and educationalplacement of the student;

(2)  The provision of free, appropriate publiceducation to the student; and

(3)  The provision of input in accordance with the adultstudent's individual instructions or other wishes, if any, to the extentknown. 

Otherwise, the agent and the educationalrepresentative shall participate in accordance with the determination of thestudent's best interest.  In determining the student's best interest, thestudent's personal values, to the extent known, shall be taken intoconsideration. [L 2008, c 182, pt of §2]