as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/05/2015 10:26pm
A bill for an act
relating to education; qualifying certain homeless children for early educational
services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.02, subdivision 1a.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.02, subdivision 1a, is amended to
read:
In addition, new text begin "child with a disability" includes new text end every child under age three, and at local
district discretion from age three to age seven, who needs special instruction and services,
as determined by the rules of the commissioner, because the childnew text begin : (1)new text end has a substantial
delay deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ; (2)new text end has deleted text begin an identifiabledeleted text end new text begin certain diagnosednew text end physical or mental deleted text begin condition known to
hinder normal development is a child with a disabilitydeleted text end new text begin conditions with a high probability
of resulting in a delay, regardless of whether the child is currently demonstrating a need or
delay; or (3) may develop an identifiable condition because the child is homelessnew text end .
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This section is effective July 1, 2015.
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