South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 24 - EDUCATION
Article 24:05 - Special education
Chapter 24:05:24.01 - Eligibility criteria
Section 24:05:24.01:09 - Developmental delay defined

A student three years old up to nine years old may be identified as a student with a disability if the student has one of the major disabilities listed in § 24:05:24.01:01 or if the student experiences a severe delay in development and needs special education and related services.

A student with a severe delay in development functions at a developmental level two or more standard deviations below the mean in any one area of development specified in this section or 1.5 standard deviations below the mean in two or more areas of development.

The areas of development are cognitive development, physical development, communication development, social or emotional development, and adaptive development.

A LEA must conform to both the department's definition of the term and to the age range that has been adopted by the department.

A LEA shall ensure that all of the student's special education and related services needs that have been identified through the evaluation procedures described under chapter 24:05:25 are appropriately addressed.

General Authority: SDCL 13-37-1.1, 13-37-52.

Law Implemented: SDCL 13-37-1.1, 13-37-52.