Children With Special Needs

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  2. Massachusetts General Laws
  3. Administration of the Government
  4. Education
  5. Children With Special Needs

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Section
1

Definitions

Section
2

Regulations; Special Education Programs; Pre-School Level Admission to Programs; Assignment of Child

Section
2a

Bureau of Special Education Appeals; Duties; Director; Supervision; Standards for Dispute Resolution; Confidentiality; Hearing Officers; Memorandum of Understanding; Bureau of Special Education Appeals Advisory Council

Section
3

Identification of School Age Children With a Disability; Diagnosis of Disability; Proposal of Program; Evaluations and Assessments of Child and Program

Section
3a

Administrator of Special Education; Duties; Joint Appointment

Section
4

Agreements Between School Committees or With Public or Private Schools

Section
5

Costs or Obligations; Payment; Budget

Section
5a

Special Education Reimbursement Program

Section
5b

Pooled Risk Program for Extraordinary and Unanticipated Special Education Costs

Section
5c

Zero Interest Loan Program for Extraordinary and Unanticipated Special Education Costs

Section
6

Assignment of Children to Classes; Annual Report; Equal Educational Opportunities; Prima Facie Denial; Hearings; Injunctive or Other Relief

Section
7

Tests for Selection of Children for Referral, Diagnosis, or Evaluation

Section
8

Transportation to and From School; Reimbursement to Parents

Section
9

Department to Define Circumstances Requiring Special Education Programs and to Provide Standards

Section
9a

Workshop Curriculum; Parent Advisory Committee

Section
10

Referral of Children to Institutions Within or Without the Commonwealth on Annual Renewal Basis Upon Request; Requisites; Expenses and Cost

Section
11

Repealed, 1991, 138, Sec. 144

Section
11a

Incarcerated Children With a Disability; Special Education

Section
12

School Departments; Establishment; Administration; Staff; Operation; Expenditures; Costs of Education

Section
12a

Definitions Applicable to Secs. 12a to 12c

Section
12b

Bureau of Transitional Planning; Transitional Advisory Committee; Establishment

Section
12c

Continuing Habilitative Services; Eligibility; Transitional Plan; Rules and Regulations

Section
13

Repealed, 1986, 599, Sec. 27

Section
13a

Repealed, 1978, 367, Sec. 70j

Section
14

Special Needs Programs; Reimbursement of Transportation Costs

Section
15

Repealed, 1983, 688, Sec. 2

Section
16

Students With Disabilities; Participation in High School Graduation Ceremonies and Activities Without Award of High School Diploma