SPONSOR:

Rep. Heffernan & Rep. Jaques & Sen. Poore & Sen. Sokola & Sen. Lavelle

Reps. Gray, Hensley, Hudson, Keeley, Miro, M. Smith, K. Williams; Sen. Lopez

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 338

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 3101, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 3101. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them except when the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1) "Child" means a person an individual of 3 years of age, or an earlier age if otherwise provided in this title, until the receipt of a regular high school diploma or the end of the school year in which the person individual attains the age of 21, 22, whichever occurs first.

SYNOPSIS

This Act increases the eligibility for a child with a disability to be eligible for free appropriate public education from the end of the school year in which the child attains the age of 21 to the end of the school year in which the child attains the age of 22.

This Act also makes a technical correction to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.