§ 25-2509.11. Eligible young children
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. Education
24 P.S. § 25-2509.11
§ 25-2509.11. Eligible young children
(a) Beginning with the 1997-1998 school year, programming for children over the age established for an eligible young child as defined in this section shall be paid for from funds appropriated under sections 2509, 2509.1 and 2509.51 and their successor provisions. Funds appropriated for early intervention services for eligible young children shall not be used for this programming.
(b) As used in this section, “eligible young child” shall mean a child who is younger than the earliest admission age to a school district's kindergarten program for children five (5) years of age; or when no kindergarten program is provided, the admission age for beginners; and at least three (3) years of age and who meets any of the following criteria:
(1) The child has any of the following physical or mental disabilities: autism/pervasive developmental disorder, serious emotional disturbance, neurological impairment, deafness/hearing impairment, specific learning disability, mental retardation, multi-handicap, other health impairment, physical disability, speech impairment or blindness/visual impairment.
Credits
1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 41, art. XXV, § 2509.11, added 1997, June 25, P.L. 297, No. 30, § 16, effective July 1, 1997.
Footnotes
24 P.S. §§ 25-2509, 25-2509.1 and 25-2509.5.
24 P.S. § 25-2509.11, PA ST 24 P.S. § 25-2509.11
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 7. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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