Age of Majority. Quick Turn Around (QTA).

Institution	National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA.
Titel	Age of Majority. Quick Turn Around (QTA).
Quelle	(1999), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Children; Decision Making; Disabilities; Educational Policy; Legal Responsibility; Personal Autonomy; Policy Formation; State Regulation; State Surveys; Student Responsibility + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Handicap; Behinderung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Strafmündigkeit; Individuelle Autonomie; Politische Betätigung; Staatliche Lenkung
Abstract	This report summarizes information from states that responded to a survey on the topic of age of majority for educational decision making. Information was gathered from 40 states during the months of March and April 1999. Results indicate: (1) in 33 of the 40 states, 18 is the age of majority for educational decision making; (2) 23 of the responding states currently have laws, policies, or guidelines regarding the transferring of parental rights to students at the age of majority; (3) 24 of the responding states do not have laws, policies, or guidelines about the determination of competency at the age of majority, however, 14 states do have such laws, policies, or guidelines; (4) 18 of the responding states have laws, polices, or guidelines related to designating a guardian or advocate for a youth at the age of majority who is incompetent, while 19 do not; (5) 31 states indicated that there is a designated contact person who fields questions about age of majority and related guardianship matters for students with disabilities. A state-by-state summary sheet of responses is provided. (CR)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC