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Honorable J. W. Edgar Opii
Commissioner of Education
Texas Education Agency Re:
Austin, Texas
Dear Dr. Edgar:
You have requested the
upon the question of:union No. C-771
Whether there is authority
under Article 2922-13,
Vernon's Civil Statutes,
which defines physically
handicapped, mentally
retarded and emotionally
disturbed children, to
allocate exceptional
children classroom units
for special education of
children who have only a
language disability or
handicap which is covered
by the Committee definition.
opinion of this office"Is there authority under Article 2922-13
(which therein defines physically handicapped,
mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed
children) to allocate exceptional children
classroom units for special education of
children who have only a language disability
or handicap which is covered by the Committee
definition?"
The Committee definition mentioned in the fore-
going question was proposed by the Interim Committee on
Language Disorders in Children of the House of Representa-
tives and is set forth as follows:
"Children who are deficient in the
acquisition of language skills due to
language disability where no other handi-
capping condition exists may be considered
language handicapped. The areas of language
skills are oral expression, reading, writing,
spelling, and arithmetic. A language dis--3703-
WA, IOJ NF I,I<F , .-,
September 29, 1966
THE LTPRNEY GENERAL
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-771, text, September 29, 1966; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth269194/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.