Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-76a-1

Current through October 16, 2024

Section 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.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-76a-1

Effective February 6, 1992; Amended February 4, 2005; Amended July 1, 2013