Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 79-1124

• Child with a disability: means any person having a disability listed in section Nebraska Statutes 79-1117
• Department: means the State Department of Education. See Nebraska Statutes 79-1118
• Interim-program school: means a school approved by the State Board of Education and located in or operated by (1) a county detention home established under section Nebraska Statutes 79-1119.01
• School: means a school under the jurisdiction of a school board authorized by Nebraska Statutes 79-101
• Service agency: means the school district, educational service unit, local or regional office of intellectual disability, interim-program school, or some combination thereof or such other agency as may provide a special education program approved by the State Department of Education, including an institution not wholly owned or controlled by the state or any political subdivision to the extent that it provides educational or other services for the benefit of a child with a disability if such services are nonsectarian in nature. See Nebraska Statutes 79-1124
• Special education: means specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents or guardians, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability, including classroom instruction, instruction in physical education, home instruction, and instruction in hospitals and institutions. See Nebraska Statutes 79-1125
• State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801