| Chapter 383 |
| 2023 -- H 5668 Enacted 06/26/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES |
Introduced By: Representatives Cortvriend, Carson, Dawson, Kislak, Cotter, Handy, Donovan, O'Brien, and Casimiro |
| Date Introduced: February 17, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Chapter 16-24 of the General Laws entitled "Children With Disabilities [See |
| Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding |
| thereto the following section: |
| 16-24-19. Special Education local advisory committees. |
| (a) Every public school district shall, on the district’s website: |
| (1) Post and maintain either a link to the website of the district’s special education local |
| advisory committee (the “committee”), or provide the contact information for the committee; and |
| (2) Post or otherwise list the dates of meetings of the committee during the school year. |
| (b) All districts shall maintain and promote committees that are active. As used herein, the |
| term “active” means that the committee meets at least four (4) times per year during the school |
| year; provided, one of these four (4) meetings may take place during the summer months if the |
| district operates an extended school year program for students with disabilities. A parent, guardian, |
| or other adult legally responsible adult of a student in a district where the committee is not active |
| may notify the school superintendent as to this lack of an active committee, on a written notice |
| form (“notice”) prepared by the district. Upon receipt of a notice under this section, the district |
| superintendent and the director of special education shall investigate the notice to determine if the |
| committee is or is not active. If the committee is not active, the district shall investigate why the |
| committee is not active and shall undertake efforts to make the committee active. |
| (c) At every meeting with a parent, guardian, or other responsible adult (“responsible |
| adult”) of a student who is disabled, which meeting involves a review, modification, or continuation |
| of that student’s individual education program or 504 plan, the district shall provide a written notice |
| to the responsible adult which that informs the responsible adult of the provisions to of this section, |
| including, but not limited to, the contact information for the committee and the dates of scheduled |
| meetings. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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