TITLE XV
EDUCATION

CHAPTER 186-C
SPECIAL EDUCATION

Section 186-C:15

    186-C:15 Length of School Year. –
I. The length of the school year and school day for a child with a disability shall be the same as that provided by the local school district for a child without a disability of the same age or grade, except that the local school district shall provide an approved program for an extended period when the child's individualized education program team determines that such services are necessary to provide the child with a free appropriate public education.
II. The length of the school year and school day for a preschool child with a disability shall be determined by the child's individualized education program team and shall not be governed by the school district's school calendar. A free appropriate public education shall be provided to a preschool child with a disability as of the child's third birthday and when the child's individualized education program team determines that services are necessary to provide a free appropriate public education to the child.

Source. 1981, 352:2. 1990, 140:2, X. 2008, 274:30, eff. July 1, 2008; 302:47, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.