34 CFR § 200.103 - Definitions.

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title: "34 CFR § 200.103 - Definitions."
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section_number: "200.103"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "200"
part_name: "TITLE I—IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED"
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# 200.103 Definitions.

The following definitions apply to programs operated under this part:

(a) *Child with a disability* means child with a disability, as defined in section 602(3) of the IDEA.

(b) *Children* means—

(1) Persons up through age 21 who are entitled to a free public education through grade 12; and

(2) Preschool children below the age and grade level at which the agency provides free public education.

(c) *Fiscal year* means the Federal fiscal year—a period beginning on October 1 and ending on the following September 30—or another 12-month period normally used by the SEA for record-keeping.

[67 FR 71738, Dec. 2, 2002, as amended at 72 FR 17781, Apr. 9, 2007; 84 FR 31678, July 2, 2019]