Pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education, school districts shall identify, locate and evaluate all resident children who may have disabilities and be in need of special education, early childhood special education or early intervention. [1979 c.423 § 4 (enacted in lieu of 343.077); 1991 c.749 § 5; 1993 c.749 § 5]

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 343.157

  • Early childhood special education: means instruction that is:

    (a) Free, appropriate and specially designed to meet the unique needs of a preschool child with a disability;

    (b) Provided from three years of age until the age of eligibility for kindergarten; and

    (c) Provided in any of the following settings:

    (A) The home, a hospital, an institution, a special school, a classroom or a community child care setting;

    (B) A preschool; or

    (C) A combination of a setting described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and a preschool. See Oregon Statutes 343.035

  • Special education: includes instruction that:

    (a) May be conducted in the classroom, the home, a hospital, an institution, a special school or another setting; and

    (b) May involve physical education services, speech-language services, transition services or other related services designated by rule to be services to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. See Oregon Statutes 343.035

 

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