Section 7. No results of standardized or local tests of ability, aptitude, attitude, affect, achievement, or aspiration may be used exclusively in the selection of children for referral, diagnosis, or evaluation. Such tests shall be approved by the department in accordance with regulations issued by the board to insure that they are as free as possible from cultural and linguistic bias or, wherever necessary, separately evaluated with reference to the linguistic and cultural groups to which the child belongs.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 71b - Children With Special Needs
Section 3a - Administrator of Special Education; Duties; Joint Appointment
Section 4 - Agreements Between School Committees or With Public or Private Schools
Section 5 - Costs or Obligations; Payment; Budget
Section 5a - Special Education Reimbursement Program
Section 5b - Pooled Risk Program for Extraordinary and Unanticipated Special Education Costs
Section 5c - Zero Interest Loan Program for Extraordinary and Unanticipated Special Education Costs
Section 7 - Tests for Selection of Children for Referral, Diagnosis, or Evaluation
Section 8 - Transportation to and From School; Reimbursement to Parents
Section 9a - Workshop Curriculum; Parent Advisory Committee
Section 11a - Incarcerated Children With a Disability; Special Education
Section 12a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 12a to 12c
Section 12b - Bureau of Transitional Planning; Transitional Advisory Committee; Establishment