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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 10

(1)  Is between 19 through 20 years old, during fiscal
year 1980; and

(2)  Was unable to attend school or was unable to
receive appropriate services because of:

(i) The unavailability of special educational
services;

(ii) The nonimplementation of approved State
and local comprehensive educational plans;

(iii) The nonimplementation of individualized
educational programs (IEP);

(iv) Dismissal for reasons related to the
handicap; or

(v) Health related reasons which prevented
attendance for 180 consecutive days.

(b)  Compensatory special education services shall not be
terminated solely because a handicapped individual reaches the
age of 21.

(c)  The programs established under this section shall
terminate on June 30, 1983.

(d)  Disagreements regarding an individual's eligibility are
to be resolved in accordance with the review requirements in
Section 8-415 of this article.]

8-402.

(a)  [(1)] The State and each county shall make free
educational programs available to each handicapped child,
including a child who is severely handicapped [and an individual
eligible for compensatory special education services], as
provided by this subtitle.

[(2) The State shall reimburse a county in full for
compensatory special education services provided to an individual
over age 21.]

(b)  Appropriate special educational services [and
compensatory special educational services] are to begin as soon
as [an individual] A CHILD can benefit from them, whether or not
he is of regular school age.

8-403.

(a) The State Board shall adopt, as bylaws, standards for
the identification, diagnosis, examination, and education of each
child in this State who is under the age of 21 and is found to