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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title XII EDUCATION
  4. Chapter 71B CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
  5. Section 11A Incarcerated children with a disability; special education

Section 11A

Section 11A: Incarcerated children with a disability; special education

[ Text of section effective until December 4, 2024. For text effective December 4, 2024, see below.]

  Section 11A. The department of education shall provide special education to school aged children with a disability who are incarcerated in county houses of correction.

Chapter 71B: Section 11A. Incarcerated children with a disability; special education; sharing of personal data

[ Text of section as amended by 2024, 248, Sec. 18 effective December 4, 2024. For text effective until December 4, 2024, see above.]

  Section 11A. The department of education shall provide special education to school aged children with a disability who are incarcerated in county houses of correction. Notwithstanding chapter 66A or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department of elementary and secondary education and each of the county houses of correction may share with each other, school districts and educational service providers, personal data of individuals incarcerated in county houses of correction, to facilitate prompt access to special education services for individuals incarcerated in county houses of correction.