Md. Code, Education § 8-403
This is the official text of Md. Code, Education § 8-403, part of Maryland’s Code, Education — governs public schools and universities in Maryland.
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§8–403.
Official statutory text
(a) The State and each local school system shall make a free appropriate public education available to each child with a disability, as provided by this subtitle.
(b) Appropriate special education and related services are available to a child with a disability from birth through the end of the school year in which the child turns 21 years of age.
(b) Appropriate special education and related services are available to a child with a disability from birth through the end of the school year in which the child turns 21 years of age.
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