Matter of Beau II.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ciparick, J.

As a condition for receiving Federal funds under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the States must agree to follow certain policies and procedures. One of those conditions, to which New York has agreed as a participant in the program, is that a parent or guardian of a child with a disability be given prior notice and, if requested, an opportunity to be heard at an administrative hearing whenever a local school seeks to change that child’s “educational placement” (see, 20 USC § 1415 [b] [3], [6]; [d], [f], [k]; Education Law § 4402 [1] [b]…