| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §7001, sub-§2, śC, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 | and 8, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| C.__By reason of one or more of the following disabilities, | needs special education and related services: |
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| (2)__A hearing impairment, including deafness; |
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| (3)__A speech or language impairment; |
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| (4)__A visual impairment, including blindness; |
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| (5)__A serious emotional disturbance; |
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| (6)__An orthopedic impairment; |
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| (8)__A traumatic brain injury; |
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| (9)__Other health impairment; or |
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| (10)__A specific learning disability. |
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| | This bill replaces the current part of the definition of | "exceptional student" in the education laws concerning impairment | requiring special education with language from federal law | defining the term "child with disability." |
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