Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-76a-1 - General definitions
As used in sections 10-76a-1, 10-76a-2, 10-76b-1 to 10-76b-4, inclusive, and 10-76d-1 to 10-76d-19, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Board of
education " or "board " means a public body or public agency responsible for the
education of children. This term shall include, but not be limited to, local or
regional boards of education, the technical high school system, the unified
school districts established pursuant to sections
17a-37,
17a-240 and
18-99a
of the Connecticut General Statutes or systems as administered through state
agencies, including but not limited to the Department of Mental Health and
Addiction Services pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (e) of section
10-76d
of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(2) "Child " means any person under twenty-one
years of age.
(3) "A child
requiring special education " means
(A) a child
with a disability ; or
(B) a child
who has extraordinary learning ability or outstanding talent in the creative
arts , the development of which requires programs or services beyond the level
of those ordinarily provided in general education but which may be provided
through special education as part of the public school
program.
(4) "A child
with a disability " means a child who (A) is age three, four or five or has
attained the age at which the town is required to provide educational
opportunities in accordance with the provisions of section
10-186
of the Connecticut General Statutes and who meets the criteria for special
education and related services in accordance with the IDEA , or (B) is age
three, four or five and is experiencing developmental delay, as defined in
section
10-76a of
the Connecticut General Statutes, that causes such child to require special
education .
(5) "Days " means school
days unless otherwise specified.
(6) "Evaluation " means procedures conducted
in accordance with the IDEA , to determine whether a child is a child with a
disability and, if so, the nature and extent of the special education and
related services the child requires.
(7) "Extended school day or extended school
year services" means
(A) special education
and related services that are provided to a child with a disability (i) beyond
the normal school day or school year of the board of education , (ii) in
accordance with the child 's individualized education program , and (iii) at no
cost to the parents of the child and
(B) meet the standards of the Department of
Education.
(8)
"Independent evaluation " means an evaluation performed by a certified or
licensed professional examiner who is not employed by the board of education
responsible for the education of the child .
(9) "Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act " or "IDEA " means Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ,
20 USC
1400, et. seq. and the regulations adopted
thereunder, as amended from time to time.
(10) "Individualized education program " or
"IEP " means a written statement for a child with a disability that is
developed, reviewed and revised by an individualized education program team in
accordance with the IDEA and section
10-76d-11
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(11) "Learning disability " means a specific
learning disability as defined in the IDEA .
(12) "Least restrictive environment " means
least restrictive environment as described in the IDEA .
(13) "Parents " means a biological or adoptive
parent, parents , guardian, surrogate parent as defined in section
10-94h
of the Connecticut General Statutes or an individual acting in the place of a
biological or adoptive parent (including a grandparent, stepparent, or other
relative) with whom the child lives or an individual who is legally responsible
for the child 's welfare. The rights of a parent shall transfer to a student who
has reached the age of eighteen years, except as provided in section
10-76d-12
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(14) "Planning and placement team " or "PPT "
means the individualized education program team as defined in the IDEA and who
participate equally in the decision making process to determine the specific
educational needs of a child with a disability and develop an individualized
education program for the child . For purposes of the evaluation , identification
or determination of the specific educational needs of a child who may be gifted
or talented, the PPT means a group of certified or licensed professionals who
represent each of the teaching, administrative and pupil personnel staffs, and
who participate equally in the decision making process.
(15) "Private special education program "
means any program that provides special education and related services to a
child with a disability , but is not a program of a local or regional board of
education or a program operated by a regional educational service
center.
(16) "Related services "
means related services as defined in the IDEA .
(17) "Special education " means special
education as defined in section
10-76a of
the Connecticut General Statutes.
(18) "Subject to the approval " means at such
time and in such manner as the State Board of Education shall deem approval
necessary.
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