---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 300.308"
title: "34"
number: "300.308"
heading: "Additional group members."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/300.308"
---

# §300.308. Additional group members.


The determination of whether a child suspected of having a specific learning disability is a child with a disability as defined in [§ 300.8](/cfr/34/300.8.md), must be made by the child's parents and a team of qualified professionals, which must include—

- (a)
  - (1) The child's regular teacher; or
  - (2) If the child does not have a regular teacher, a regular classroom teacher qualified to teach a child of his or her age; or
  - (3) For a child of less than school age, an individual qualified by the SEA to teach a child of his or her age; and
- (b) At least one person qualified to conduct individual diagnostic examinations of children, such as a school psychologist, speech-language pathologist, or remedial reading teacher.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1406, 1411-1419, and 3474; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 46753, Aug. 14, 2006, unless otherwise noted.