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Act 55 of 2022:  Student Enrollment

On July 8, 2022, Governor Tom Wolf signed Act 55 of 2022 into law. This Act permits the following for the 2022-23 school year:

• A student with a disability who was enrolled during the 2021-22 school year and turned age 21 (either during the 2021-22 school year or between the end of the 2021-22 and the beginning of the 2022-23 school year) may attend a school entity during the 2022-23 school year and receive services as outlined in their most recent Individualized Education Program (IEP) with all the protections under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Parents/guardians and students who wish to take advantage of Act 55 must complete, sign, and submit the Act 55 of 2022 Student Enrollment Notification Form to the student’s school entity on or before Aug. 1, 2022.

Please submit completed forms via email to:

Dr. Cassandra Doggrell

Director of Special Education

cdoggrell@uscsd.k12.pa.us

Original source can be found here.