1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; qualifying certain homeless children for early educational 
1.3 	services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.02, subdivision 1a.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.02, subdivision 1a, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 1a.Children ages three through seven experiencing developmental delays.
 1.8 	In addition, "child with a disability" includes every child under age three, and at local 
1.9 	district discretion from age three to age seven, who needs special instruction and services, 
1.10 	as determined by the rules of the commissioner, because the child: (1) has a substantial 
1.11 	delay or; (2) has an identifiable certain diagnosed physical or mental condition known to 
1.12 	hinder normal development is a child with a disability conditions with a high probability 
1.13 	of resulting in a delay, regardless of whether the child is currently demonstrating a need or 
1.14 	delay; or (3) may develop an identifiable condition because the child is homeless.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2015.