Idaho Code 33-3403 – Bureau of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind Established — Goal
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(1) There is hereby established the Idaho bureau of educational services for the deaf and the blind, a provider of supplemental services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and/or blind or visually impaired. The Idaho bureau of educational services for the deaf and the blind may operate a school for the deaf and the blind at which it shall provide residential and day campus programs. The Idaho bureau of educational services for the deaf and the blind may also operate an outreach program intended to provide services to students outside the campus area, as well as early intervention and family consultation.
(2) The goal of the Idaho bureau of educational services for the deaf and the blind is to assist school districts and state agencies in providing accessibility, quality and equity to students in the state with sensory impairments through a continuum of service and placement options.
Terms Used In Idaho Code 33-3403
- Blind or visually impaired: means impacted by an impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child’s educational performance. See Idaho Code 33-3402
- Bureau: means the Idaho bureau of educational services for the deaf and the blind as created in section 33-3403, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 33-3402
- Deaf or hard of hearing: means impacted by a loss of hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance, or impacted by a hearing loss that is so severe that the child is not able to process linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. See Idaho Code 33-3402
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
- Supplemental services: means services provided to deaf or hard of hearing and/or blind or visually impaired students and their families, in addition to and in support of services the student may receive from his or her school district. See Idaho Code 33-3402