[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR300.45]

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                           TITLE 34--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--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  300.45  Ward of the State.

    (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--
    (1) A foster child;
    (2) A ward of the State; or
    (3) In the custody of a public child welfare agency.
    (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 Sec.  
300.30.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1401(36))