NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 645

HOUSE BILL 984

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 115-200 EXTENDING INSTRUCTION FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS TO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SIX YEARS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 115-200 is amended by rewriting the first sentence in the second paragraph so that the same shall read as follows:

"Any child, including those children under the age of six years, or adult who has been determined to be physically or mentally handicapped shall be eligible for such special instruction as may be appropriate to his need and which is available in the area of his residence."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 21st day of June, 1971.