LD 1772
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general supervision of the department, that is established for the
purpose of providing free public education on a regional basis and
that provides special education and related services to children
with disabilities within the State.__An intermediate educational
unit is considered a local educational agency under federal law.__
The Child Development Services System regional sites are organized
as intermediate educational units.__In this State, a local
educational agency is a school administrative unit.__For purposes
of this chapter all references to school administrative units
include intermediate educational units.

 
4. Preschool handicapped child. "Preschool handicapped
child" means a person who:

 
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.

 
4-A.__Regional site.__"Regional site" means a locally


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