4.0600 SPECIAL PROGRAMS
4.0610 SPECIAL PROGRAMS: SPECIAL EDUCATION
4.0610.01 PROVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION Issue Date: 9/12/96 Updated: 1/4/22
Eligible students with disabilities shall enjoy the right to a free appropriate public education, which may include instruction in the regular classroom, instruction through special teaching, or instruction through approved contracts. The District shall be responsible for providing education and related services to eligible students in the least restrictive environment. Students with disabilities shall have the opportunity to participate in educational programs and activities with students without disabilities. To be eligible for special education services, a student must have been determined to have one or more of the disabilities listed in federal regulations or in state law.
Utah Code § 53E-7-202 (2019)
4.0610.02 DEFINITION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Issue Date: 9/12/96 Updated: 1/4/22
“Students with disabilities” means students between the ages of 3 and 22, inclusive, with educational disabilities as established by federal and state regulations (orthopedic impairment or other physical impairment, hearing impaired, visually impaired, intellectually disabled, emotionally disturbed, specific learning disabled, speech/language disabled, developmentally delayed, autistic, or multiply disabled). Utah Code § 53E-7-201(1), (5) (2019)
4.0610.03 STUDENTS TURNING 22 DURING SCHOOL SESSION Issue Date: 1/4/22
When a student with a disability turns 22 years old during the school year, and the student has not graduated from high school with a regular diploma, the student’s entitlement to services is extended to the end of the school year. Utah Code § 53E-7-201(5)(b) (2019)
4.0610.04 CHILD IDENTIFICATION Issue Date: 9/12/96 Updated Date: 1/4/22
The District shall maintain a system for identifying children with disabilities who are in need of special education services. This system includes a program to inform the public annually of educational opportunities, which are available to those with disabilities.
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