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Education Law 4202.5 Entitlement for Special Education Students Who Turn 21

5. Notwithstanding any provisions of this article to the contrary or the provisions of section thirty-two hundred two of this chapter, a child with a handicapping condition who reaches the age of twenty-one during (a) the period commencing with the first day of July and ending on the thirty-first day of August shall if otherwise eligible, be entitled to continue in a July and August program until the thirty-first day of August or until the termination of the summer program, whichever shall first occur;  or (b) the period commencing on the first day of September and ending on the thirtieth day of June shall be entitled to continue in such program until the thirtieth day of June or until the termination of the school year, whichever shall first occur.

Last Updated: April 2, 2009