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| 2002 Tables and Figures | All Years of Tables and Figures | Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest |
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(14 KB)| Table 150. | Ages for compulsory school attendance, special education services for students, policies for year-round schools and kindergarten programs, by state: 1997 and 2000 |
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| ---Not available. 1Most states have an upper age limit whereby education is provided up to a certain age or completion of secondary school, whichever comes first. 2Ages 6 to 16 or 10th grade completion. 3Must have turned 17 by October 1. 4At least 16 and have graduated high school or passed California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE) and obtained parental permission. 5Under 21 or until child graduates from high school. 6Must have turned 5 by August 31. 7State requires either half-day or full-day program. 8Must have turned 16 by September 15. 9Eligible for waiver at 16. 10School age, to be determined in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the state board. 11Must have turned 6 by October 1. 12Must be 5 before October 1, and not 20 before start of school year, assistance in providing coordination of services from birth to age 6. 13Eligible for waiver. 14Age 16 and completion of eighth grade. 15School-age unless otherwise provided by law. 16Age 16 and completion of school year. 17Must not be 21 by September 1. 18State requires both half-day and full-day program. 19Children from birth through two are eligible for additional services. Eligibility for special education services cease upon completion of a secondary education program, no age limit. 20For visually and auditorily impaired individuals under 21. 21Student may complete school year if 21st birthday occurs while attending school. NOTE: The Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA) Amendments of 1986 make it mandatory for all states receiving EHA funds to serve all 3- to 18-year-old disabled children. SOURCE: Council of Chief State School Officers, Key State Education Policies on K-12 Education 2000; Education Commission of the States, "Clearinghouse Notes," August 1997; California Department of Education, Safe Schools and Violence Prevention Office, School Attendance Review Boards, Feb. 2001. (This table was prepared in May 2001.) |
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