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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="8-411" title_number="8" title_name="Special Programs for Exceptional Children" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Children With Disabilities">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each year the Governor shall place an item in the State budget for the education and training of children with disabilities who are under the age of 6.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The appropriation by the General Assembly shall be spent under the supervision and control of the Department.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Department shall adopt standards and issue rules and regulations based on these standards for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Identification, evaluation, early intervention, and education of children with disabilities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Qualifications of service providers and teachers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Curriculum and equipment; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>General supervision and operation of the program provided in this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
