1. The Commissioner of Education shall appoint four regional consultants for children who are deaf or have a hearing impairment. The duties of these consultants shall include assisting the child study teams in the educational evaluation and placement of children who are deaf or have a hearing impairment and the development of appropriate individual educational programs, for each child with a disability and significant hearing loss.

L.1981, c.350, s.1; amended 2017, c.131, s.39.