2015 -- H 5495 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION - STAFFING | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Kazarian, Messier, Amore, Bennett, and O'Brien | |
Date Introduced: February 12, 2015 | |
Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-73 of the General Laws entitled "Education - Social Services" is |
2 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 16-73-5. School social worker staffing. -- In grades kindergarten through twelve (12), |
4 | each public school shall have assigned to it, at least one full-time social worker for every four |
5 | hundred (400) students. For purposes of this section, "social worker" shall mean any person who |
6 | holds a valid professional certificate in school social work issued by the state department of |
7 | education. |
8 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
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1 | This act would require all public schools in grades kindergarten through twelve (12), to |
2 | have at least one full-time certified school social worker for every four hundred (400) students. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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