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LR 3023
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B. Has not reached 5 years of age on or before October 15th;

 
B-1. Notwithstanding paragraph B, has reached 5 years of
age between September 1st and October 15th, is already
receiving free, appropriate public education services
through the Child Development Services System and whose
parent chooses, in accordance with rules adopted by the
commissioner, not to enroll the child in kindergarten until
the start of the following school year.

 
C. Requires special services because of one or more of the
following:

 
(1) Visual impairments, including blindness;

 
(2) Hearing impairments, including deafness;

 
(3) Speech and language impairments;

 
(4) Specific learning disabilities;

 
(5) Orthopedic impairments;

 
(7) Mental retardation;

 
(8) Autism;

 
(9) Traumatic brain injury;

 
(10) Other health impairment;

 
(11) Deafness and blindness; or

 
(12) Multiple disabilities.

 
5. Special education. "Special education" means classroom,
home, hospital, institutional or other instruction; educational
diagnosis and evaluation; transportation and other supportive
assistance, services, activities or programs, as defined by the
commissioner, required by exceptional students children with
disabilities.

 
6. Special education facility. "Special education facility"
means a public or private school, or portion thereof of a public
or private school, intended for use in meeting the educational
and related needs of exceptional students children with
disabilities.


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