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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | |
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Introduced By: Representatives MacBeth, Tomasso, Menard, McLaughlin, and Schadone | |
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Date Introduced: February 16, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 16-26-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-26 entitled "School for |
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the Deaf" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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16-26-7. Persons admissible. -- (a) All children of parents, or under the control of |
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guardians or other persons, legal residents of this state, between the ages from birth to twenty-one |
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(21) years, whose hearing or speech, or both, are impaired as to make it impracticable for this |
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student to make progress toward his or her educational goals by attending the public schools may |
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attend the Rhode Island School for the Deaf, without charge, under any rules and regulations as |
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the board of regents for elementary and secondary education may establish. |
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(b) Deaf persons from birth to twenty-one (21) years, who are legal residents of the state, |
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shall be entitled to the privilege of the school without charge, and for any period of time in each |
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individual case as may be deemed appropriate by the board of regents for elementary and |
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secondary education; residents of other states may be admitted upon the payment of any rates of |
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board and tuition as may be fixed by the board. |
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(c) A school district of this state shall not be responsible for the cost of a student |
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attending the Rhode Island school for the deaf, unless the individualized educational plan (IEP) |
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team of that school district is responsible for the placement of that student at the Rhode Island |
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school for the deaf. |
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(d) This chapter shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of 20USC |
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1400,34CFR, port 300.1 – 300D.818. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would provide that a school district of this state would not be responsible for the |
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cost of a student attending the Rhode Island school for the deaf, unless the individualized |
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educational plan (IEP) team of that school district is responsible for the placement of that student |
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at the school. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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