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AZ SB1402
Bill
Status
1/31/2023
Primary Sponsor
Justine Wadsack
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AI Summary
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Expands the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind to serve children with disabilities beyond just sensory impairments, adding definition of "child with a disability" referencing section 15-761.
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Adds four new therapeutic services to the schools' resource offerings: physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and mobility therapy.
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Changes eligibility language from "sensory impaired" to "has at least one of the disabilities prescribed in section 15-761, paragraph 2" for students ages three through twenty-one.
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Allows enrollment of children under three years of age if they have qualifying disabilities and would benefit from specialized programs, with the same eligibility criteria applying.
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Makes technical corrections throughout the statute including grammar updates (changing "which" to "that," "insure" to "ensure") and updating references from "sensory impaired persons" to "children with disabilities."
Legislative Description
ASDB; children with disabilities
Education
Last Action
Senate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended
3/13/2023