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DE HB328

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

6/17/2010

Primary Sponsor

Edward Bennett

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Origin

House of Representatives

145th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Redefines "free appropriate public education" for handicapped persons to include classroom, physical education, home, hospital, and institutional instruction, plus related services
  • Requires special education to be individualized, provide significant learning, and confer meaningful benefit gauged to the handicapped person's potential
  • Prohibits courts, administrative tribunals, school districts, and schools from using a narrower definition of "free appropriate public education" than specified in the statute
  • Allows broader definitions only if dictated by decisions from the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals or U.S. Supreme Court
  • Codifies the standard established in Ridgewood Board of Education v. N.E., 172 F.3d 238 (3d Cir. 1999) for Delaware

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Exceptional Persons.

Last Action

Signed by Governor

6/17/2010

Committee Referrals

Education4/20/2010
Education2/18/2010

Full Bill Text

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