1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; allowing licensed physicians and licensed psychologists to 
1.3 	make a diagnosis and determination of ADD and ADHD;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2006, section 125A.02, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 125A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Child with a disability. Every child who has a hearing impairment, 
1.9 	blindness, visual disability, speech or language impairment, physical disability, other 
1.10 	health impairment, mental disability, emotional/behavioral disorder, specific learning 
1.11 	disability, autism, traumatic brain injury, multiple disabilities, or deaf/blind disability and 
1.12 	needs special instruction and services, as determined by the standards of the commissioner, 
1.13 	is a child with a disability. A licensed physician or a licensed psychologist is qualified 
1.14 	to make a diagnosis and determination of attention deficit disorder or attention deficit 
1.15 	hyperactivity disorder for purposes of identifying a child with a disability who is eligible 
1.16 	for and in need of special instruction and services. In addition, every child under age three, 
1.17 	and at local district discretion from age three to age seven, who needs special instruction 
1.18 	and services, as determined by the standards of the commissioner, because the child has 
1.19 	a substantial delay or has an identifiable physical or mental condition known to hinder 
1.20 	normal development is a child with a disability.

1.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.