BONUS #1 · 50-STATE IEP INITIAL EVALUATION, RE-EVALUATION & PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE (PWN) STATUTORY TIMELINE MATRIX

Exact Calendar-Day and School-Day Deadlines That Trigger State Department of Education Compliance Complaints

Jurisdiction	Assessment Plan / Consent Clock	Full Evaluation & IEP Clock	Controlling Statutory Citation
California	15 Calendar Days From Written Request	60 Calendar Days From Signed Assessment Plan	Cal. Ed. Code § 56043(a) & § 56344
Texas	15 School Days to Issue Written Consent/PWN	45 School Days From Consent for Full FIE Report	Tex. Ed. Code § 29.004(a)
New York	10 Days to Request Consent	60 Calendar Days From Consent to IEP Implementation	8 NYCRR § 200.4(b)
Florida / Illinois	20–30 Days for Parent Consent / PWN	60 Calendar Days (FL) / 60 School Days (IL)	Fla. Admin. Code 6A-6.0331 / 105 ILCS 5/14-8.02
Federal Baseline (IDEA)	Prompt Request + Mandatory PWN on Refusal	60 Calendar Days From Parental Consent	34 C.F.R. § 300.301(c)(1) & § 300.503

Actionable Execution Protocol: The evaluation clock NEVER starts from a verbal conversation with a teacher or counselor. It only starts the day you email or hand-deliver a dated written request to the Principal and Director of Special Education. If a school misses the 15-day or 60-day statutory clock by even 1 day, it is a per se procedural violation entitling your child to Compensatory Education hours.