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Committee hears testimony on HB 2670 to broaden traumatic brain injury definition for student services
Summary
House Education held a public hearing on House Bill 2670, which would modify the definition of traumatic brain injury to include injuries from internal and external sources and require the Department of Human Services to provide equivalent brain-injury-related services to qualifying children.
The House Education Committee on Feb. 5 held a public hearing on House Bill 2670, which would expand the legal definition of traumatic brain injury (TBI) for education eligibility to include injuries from both internal and external causes and require comparable brain-injury services for children qualifying for early intervention or special education.
Why it matters: Supporters said the change would correct a statutory gap and allow children with acquired brain injuries—caused by events such as stroke, infection, oxygen deprivation or…
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