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2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 17a-239. (Formerly Sec. 19a-470). Definitions.

      Sec. 17a-239. (Formerly Sec. 19a-470). Definitions. For the purposes of sections 17a-240 to 17a-244, inclusive, "a person eligible to receive services from State of Connecticut-Unified School District #3" means a child who has not attained the age of eligibility for the provision of special education and related services as specified in subsection (q) of section 10-76a-1 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, as amended, and who has a significant developmental delay or a diagnosed physical or mental condition with a high probability of resulting in a significant developmental delay.

      (P.A. 77-587, S. 1, 9; P.A. 79-35, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-11, S. 2, 25.)

      History: P.A. 79-35 redefined "child requiring functional education" as one who at maturity is not expected to exceed intellectual functioning equal to that of four-year-old child rather than as one who is "severely or profoundly retarded"; Sec. 19-575b transferred to Sec. 19a-470 in 1983; Sec. 19a-470 transferred to Sec. 17a-239 in 1991; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-11 replaced definition of "a child requiring functional education" and with definition for "a person eligible to receive services from the state of Connecticut-Unified School District #3".

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