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HB 461 Enacted

Special education; certain educational settings, student age range restriction.

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Special education; student age range restrictions in educational settings. Prohibits any student with a disability in grades kindergarten through six from being regularly assigned to any educational setting, including any specialized educational setting, in which the maximum age range exceeds four years unless the student's individualized education program (IEP) team determines that an exception is appropriate and justifies such exception in the student's IEP. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Last action
Apr 13, 2026 — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0617)
Session
2026
Momentum
86 · Very high