OSPA Executive Director Ann Brennan met with Sen. Andy Brenner and others Aug. 30 to discuss the potential for legislation that would change the Ohio law on the developmental disability age range.
In partnership with Madison Champaign ESC School Psychology Coordinator Monika Aune, Ms. Brennan put forth OSPA’s position that the Ohio DD age range should be changed to reflect federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. The federal law sets the age range as 3 to 8 but Ohio law is ages 3 to 6.
Sen. Brenner, the Senate Education Committee chairman, said he would share a recording of the Zoom meeting with other legislators and thinks there could be support for such a change. OSPA will continue to work with the senator to move any bill forward.
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