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subsection 3, or its successor, established to ensure the provision
of child find activities, early intervention services and free,
appropriate public education services to eligible children.

 
1-B.__Child with a disability.__"Child with a disability"
means:

 
A.__For children from birth to under 3 years of age:

 
(1)__A child who needs early intervention services
because the child has a significant developmental
delay, as measured by both diagnostically appropriate
instruments and procedures, in one or more of the
following areas: cognitive development; physical
development, including vision and hearing;
communication development; social or emotional
development; and adaptive development; or

 
(2)__A child with a diagnosed physical or mental
condition that has a high probability of resulting in a
developmental delay, with the condition being such that
the child needs early intervention services; or

 
B.__For children at least 3 years of age and under 20 years
of age evaluated in accordance with the federal Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act, 20 United States Code,
Section 1414, subsections (a) to (c) as measured by both
standardized, norm-referenced diagnostic instruments and
appropriate procedures with delays or impairments such that
the children need special education:

 
(1)__A child at least 3 years of age and under 6 years
of age with a significant developmental delay, at the
discretion of the intermediate educational unit or
school administrative unit, as defined in rules adopted
by the department, in one or more of the following
areas:__cognitive development; physical development,
including vision and hearing; communication
development; social or emotional development; adaptive
development; or

 
(2)__A child with at least one of the following:

 
(a)__Mental retardation;

 
(b)__Hearing impairment, including deafness;

 
(c)__Speech or language impairment;


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