HB305--SPECIALEDUCATIONSERVICES
SPONSOR: Steinhoff
Thisbillspecifiesthatchildrenwhoseagemakesthemeligiblefor
kindergartenorfirstgrademaycontinuetheireligibilityasa
youngchildwithadevelopmentaldelayifthechildhadbeen
categorizedassuchbeforeattainingeligibilityforkindergarten
orgradeone.Thebilladditionallyprovidesthatthecategoryof
"youngchildwithadevelopmentaldelay"willnotbeusedto
determinecontinuingeligibilityforspecialeducationservicesfor
astudentwhoissevenyearsofagebeforeAugust1ofagiven
schoolyear.
ThisbillisthesameasHCSHB2696(2024).