2018 -- H 7119 | |
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LC003379 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION - INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION | |
CERTIFICATION - PARTIAL FEE WAIVER | |
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Introduced By: Representatives McEntee, O'Brien, McNamara, Amore, and Ranglin- | |
Date Introduced: January 11, 2018 | |
Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-67 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Literacy and |
2 | Dropout Prevention Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is |
3 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
4 | 16-67-8. Partial fee waiver. |
5 | Public school districts who send their qualified, certified teaching staff in 2018-2019 and |
6 | annually thereafter to obtain a graduate certificate in dyslexia knowledge and practice as designed |
7 | and implemented by the University of Rhode Island and aligned with the International Dyslexia |
8 | Association (IDA) Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading shall be eligible to |
9 | receive a one-half (1/2) fee waiver that shall be distributed through the department of elementary |
10 | and secondary education (the "department"). A school district seeking such one-half (1/2) waiver |
11 | shall first submit documentation to the department indicating the credentials of the teacher |
12 | proposed to be sent for the certificate. The department shall determine whether the teacher is an |
13 | elementary teacher who would be providing dyslexia-targeted assistance under the literacy |
14 | program pursuant to ยง16-67-2. If approved by the department, a teacher may attend the IDA |
15 | aligned program at one-half (1/2) the tuition normally charged. |
16 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION - INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION | |
CERTIFICATION - PARTIAL FEE WAIVER | |
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1 | This act would authorize a one-half (1/2) fee waiver to pay one-half (1/2) the costs of |
2 | teachers in obtaining an International Dyslexia Association aligned graduate certificate in |
3 | dyslexia knowledge and practice. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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