{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-200.103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 200.103","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply to programs operated under this part:\n(a) Child with a disability means child with a disability, as defined in section 602(3) of the IDEA.\n(b) Children means—\n(1) Persons up through age 21 who are entitled to a free public education through grade 12; and\n(2) Preschool children below the age and grade level at which the agency provides free public education.\n(c) Fiscal year means the Federal fiscal year—a period beginning on October 1 and ending on the following September 30—or another 12-month period normally used by the SEA for record-keeping.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 200—TITLE I—IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED","Subpart E—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"e1a68d7514bc6bdf10dac4f434c9634b38e92bb7880f30e19e6d85b450c57ce6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-200.101-200.102","next":"us/34-cfr-200.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}