Bill Text: HI HB2498 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-10 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1). [HB2498 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-HB2498-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part XXVIII to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§321- State
option under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C. Beginning
with the annual state application under part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act as amended in 2004 for federal fiscal year 2022, the department shall
elect, pursuant to title 34 Code of Federal Regulations section 303.211, to include
in its application a state policy under which a parent or guardian of a child
with a disability:
(1) Who is eligible
for preschool services under section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, as amended; and
(2) Previously
received early intervention services,
to choose that the early intervention services continue
after the child turns three years of age and until the child enters or is
eligible to enter kindergarten."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
DOH; Federal Special Education Law; Part C Regulations; Preschool; Disabled Children
Description:
Requires the department of health to submit a request, as allowed by federal code, to the United States Department of Education to allow parents of children with a disability to continue receiving early intervention services after the child turns three years of age and until the child enters kindergarten. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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