{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-300.45","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 300.45","heading":"Ward of the State.","body":"(a) General. Subject to paragraph (b) of this section, ward of the State means a child who, as determined by the State where the child resides, is—\n(1) A foster child;\n(2) A ward of the State; or\n(3) In the custody of a public child welfare agency.\n(b) Exception. Ward of the State does not include a foster child who has a foster parent who meets the definition of a parent in § 300.30.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER III—OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 300—ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES","Subpart A—General"],"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":"97a0dd109d90a365ef21ff7d64079f4780b0770ee39b9b6ec61f8ec62b8ff40f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-300.44","next":"us/34-cfr-300.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}