(1) The child study team is a group of individuals that determines whether a student with disabilities is eligible for special education and related services. The child study team includes the following members:

(a) the parents of the student;

(b) at least one general education teacher of the student if the student is or may be participating in the general education environment;

(c) at least one special education teacher or, if appropriate, at least one special education provider;

(d) an administrative representative or designee of the local educational agency who:

(i) is qualified to provide, or supervise the provision of specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities;

(ii) is knowledgeable about the general curriculum; and

(iii) is knowledgeable about the availability of resources;

(e) at least one teacher or other specialist with knowledge in the area of suspected disability who can interpret the instructional implications of evaluation results. This individual may be a member of the team described in (1) (a) through (f) . For specific disabilities, the following specialists or teachers are required for initial evaluation:

(i) emotional disturbance, traumatic brain injury, specific learning disability or cognitive delay - a school psychologist;

(ii) speech-language impairment, deaf/blindness, traumatic brain injury - a speech-language pathologist;

(iii) autism - a school psychologist and speech-language pathologist; and

(iv) deafness or hearing impairment - a speech-language pathologist or audiologist;

(f) at the discretion of the parent or the local educational agency, other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the student; and

(g) the student, when appropriate.

(2) The local educational agency shall invite other specialists when such specialists are needed to complete a comprehensive evaluation.