1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/05/2015 09:17am
A bill for an act
relating to education; qualifying certain homeless children for early educational
services; appropriating money; 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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The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
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For the department to provide training on homelessness
and its associated experiences:
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$ new text end |
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50,000 new text end |
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2016 new text end |
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2017 new text end |
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The department must provide training to Part C early intervention staff members at
the state and school district levels and interagency early intervention committees.
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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