S.C. Code § 59-34-20

Current through 2024 Act No. 209.
Section 59-34-20 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Blind student" means an individual who is eligible for special education services and who:
(a) has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses or has a limited field of vision such that the widest diameter subtends an angular distance of no greater than twenty degrees; or
(b) has a medically indicated expectation of visual deterioration.
(2) "Braille" means the system of reading and writing through touch commonly known as standard English Braille.
(3) "Individualized education program" means a written statement developed for a student eligible for special education services pursuant to Section 602(a)(20) of Part A of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. Section 1401(a).

S.C. Code § 59-34-20

1992 Act No. 282, Section 2.