(2) Hearing impairments, including deafness;

(3) Speech and language impairments;

(4) Specific learning disabilities;

(5) Orthopedic impairments;

(6)__Emotional disability;

(7) Mental retardation;

(8) Autism;

(9) Traumatic brain injury;

(10) Other health impairment;

(11) Deafness and blindness; or

(12) Multiple disabilities.

Sec. 7. 20-A MRSA §8102, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is amended to read:

The department may, from funds available to it, grant funds to a school administrative unit to undertake gifted education programs. A grant shall must be made on the basis of $2 of state matching funds for each $1 of funds appropriated by the school administrative unit the requirements of the department.

Sec. 8. 20-A MRSA §8102, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is amended to read:

3. Time limits. The following limits shall apply.

A. On or before February 1st June 30th, the school administrative unit shall submit to the department its proposed program.

B. By May 15th September 1st, the commissioner shall notify the school administrative unit whether the proposal has been funded for the following fiscal year.

Sec. 9. 20-A MRSA §8103, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 693, §§5 and 8, is amended to read: