20 U.S.C. § 1412(a)(3)
20 U.S.C. § 1412(a)(3)
(3) Child find.
(A) In general. All children with disabilities residing in the State, including children with disabilities who are homeless children or are wards of the State and children with disabilities attending private schools, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, and who are in need of special education and related services, are identified, located, and evaluated and a practical method is developed and implemented to determine which children with disabilities are currently receiving needed special education and related services.
(B) Construction. Nothing in this title [20 U.S.C.S. §§ 1400 et seq.] requires that children be classified by their disability so long as each child who has a disability listed in section 602 [20 U.S.C.S. § 1401] and who, by reason of that disability, needs special education and related services is regarded as a child with a disability under this part [20 U.S.C.S. §§ 1411 et seq.].
N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 6A, ch. 14, app E