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The local educational agency must comply with EVALUATION PROCEDURES. |
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In Texas, the group of qualified professionals that determines whether the child is a child with a disability and the educational needs of the child is the child's ADMISSION, REVIEW, AND DISMISSAL (ARD) COMMITTEE. Citations: |
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EVALUATION PROCEDURES |
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The group of qualified professionals that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of the child's eligibility based on developmental delay must include the applicable members for at least one of the following disability categories: AUTISM, DEAF-BLINDNESS, DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING, EMOTIONAL DISABILITY, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, MULTIPLE DISABILITIES, ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT, OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENT, SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY, SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, or VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. |
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The evaluation data reviewed by the group of qualified professionals in connection with the determination of the child's disability based on developmental delay must comply with the applicable evaluation procedures of DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING and VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. |
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In these cases, an ARD committee may determine that data supports identification of developmental delay in one or more of the following areas: Citations: |
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To use this eligibility category, multiple sources of data must converge to indicate the child has a developmental delay as described by one of the following: Citations: |
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