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AZ SB1402

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/31/2023

Primary Sponsor

Justine Wadsack

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • Adds four new therapeutic services to the schools' resource offerings: physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and mobility therapy.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Rules1/31/2023
Education Accountability and Reform1/31/2023

Full Bill Text

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