Substitute House Bill No. 7168
Public Act No. 19-49
AN ACT CONCERNING TR ANSITIONAL SERVICES FOR
CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (9) of subsection (a) of section 10-76d of the
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
(9) The planning and placement team shall, in accordance with the
provisions of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC
1400, et seq., as amended from time to time, develop and update
annually a statement of transition service needs for each child
requiring special education. Commencing not later than the date on
which the first individual education program takes effect for a child
who is at least fourteen years of age and diagnosed with autism
spectrum disorder, such program shall include (A) appropriate
measurable postsecondary goals based upon age -appropriate
transition assessments related to training, education, employment and,
where appropriate, independent living skills; and (B) the transition
services, including courses of study, needed to assist a child in
reaching those goals. The individual education program shall be
updated annually thereafter in accordance with the provisions of this
subdivision. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as Substitute House Bill No. 7168
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requiring the Department of Rehabilitation Services to lower the age of
transitional services for a child with disabilities from sixteen to
fourteen years of age.