HI SB2134

Increases the age limit for "exceptional children" eligible for special education services from twenty years old to twenty-two years old in Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 302A-101.

Amends Section 302A-1134(c) to allow students with disabilities aged twenty to twenty-one to continue attending public school if required by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Brings Hawaii law into compliance with a 2013 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in E.R.K. v. State of Hawaii Department of Education that found the previous age limit violated IDEA.

Applies the age extension to all three categories of exceptional children: those requiring specialized training due to physical, mental, social, or emotional characteristics; those with physical defects; and those certified as emotionally maladjusted or intellectually incapable of profiting from ordinary instruction.

Takes effect upon approval.