Maine Statutes
§ 26 §1418-D — Education of blind children
1.Division services.
The division shall provide the following services to blind and visually impaired persons from birth to age 21:
2.Department of Education input; school administrative units.
The division shall ensure that the Department of Education has input into any contract to provide educational services and delivery of those services to blind or visually impaired children from birth to 20 years of age. Educational services for blind or visually impaired children from birth to 20 years of age are an entitlement mandated by federal law and, as such, children will receive priority for all services provided by the division. Nothing in this section relieves school administrative units from fulfilling their responsibilities under Title 20‑A, Part 4, subpart 1.
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Legislative History
PL 1995, c. 560, §F13 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 661, §1 (AMD).
Nearby Sections
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§ 26 §1418
Definitions§ 26 §1418-A
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired§ 26 §1418-B
Jurisdiction of director defined§ 26 §1418-D
Education of blind children§ 26 §1418-E
Mandatory report of blindness§ 26 §1418-F
Business enterprise program§ 26 §1418-G
Preference§ 26 §1418-H
Powers and duties of the division§ 26 §1418-J
Construction of buildings§ 26 §1418-K
Fees§ 26 §1418-M
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