On February 3, 2010 (form dated February 1, 2010), the Department of Public Instruction received a complaint under state and federal special education law from XXXXX against the Albany School District. This is the departmentÂ’s decision regarding that complaint. The issues are whether the district, in February 2009, informed the parents before submitting a special education referral, dated the receipt of the special education referral, and properly provided the parents a copy of the procedural safeguards notice.