An individual who acts in place of a parent to protect the educational rights of a student with a disability and meets the qualifications for surrogate parents.

A person other than the child's natural parent who has legal responsibility for the child's care and welfare.

a person appointed by the court to function in the role of parent for a child only on special education matters when the natural parent can not be identified or located. The person has all the same rights as a natural parent for special education procedures.

A surrogate parent is a person appointed by the SELPA to ensure the rights of an individual with disabilities when the child´s situation is such that no parent can be identified or located, or the child is a ward of the state and the parents do not retain educational rights for the child.

A person who substitutes for the parent in advocating for a child's special educational rights and needs; can be selected by the child's parent or appointed by the local educational agency (LEA).

An individual trained and appointed by ISBE to exercise special education rights on behalf of children with disabilities who are wards of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) or are otherwise without access to parents. This is not a mechanism for evading parents who disagree with a school's proposed interventions.

a person appointed to represent the interests of a child with a disability in the educational decision- making process when no parent (as defined at Sec

a person appointed to represent the interests of a child with a disability in the educational decision-making process when that child has no other parent representation

A woman who carries a pregnancy for another couple. A surrogate mother may receive the embryo from the parent couple or may be artificially inseminated with the male partner's sperm. When the child is born, the surrogate mother relinquishes him or her to the parent couple. Surrogacy can sometimes present legal and ethical issues for the parents and/or the surrogate mother.

A person assigned by the state to represent a person with a disability if the parents cannot be identified, if the parents are unknown, or if the person is a ward of the state.

A parent who provided an egg, sperm, or uterus with an intent of giving the child up for adoption to specific parties.

A legal representative for a child who assumes the role of a legal guardian at an IEP meeting. (For children not living with their legal guardian or living with foster parents).

A person (usually a foster parent or care provider) who is appointed by the Department of Education to make sure that a youth’s special education needs are being met.

A person who has been appointed by the court pursuant to section 15-763.01 in order to represent a child in decisions regarding special education. (A.R.S. §15-761)

A woman is inseminated with the male partner's sperm. She is the genetic mother of the child.