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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Quattrocchi, Place, Filippi, Chippendale, and Price | |
Date Introduced: February 01, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Education | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-24 of the General Laws entitled "Children With Disabilities [See |
2 | Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding |
3 | thereto the following section: |
4 | 16-24-19. Individualized education plans. |
5 | (a) All students with individualized educational plans (IEPs), whether they attend public, |
6 | private school or are homeschooled, shall be provided with all services and resources, which the |
7 | IEP requires. |
8 | (b) Any student who is homeschooled, as a result of school bullying problems, and is in |
9 | need of IEP services, shall have those necessary services, furnished by their responsible school |
10 | district, provided at the closest public library to the student's residence. |
11 | 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 | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES | |
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1 | This act would require all responsible school districts to provide all of their students, |
2 | including those being homeschooled, in need of IEP services to receive them, no matter which |
3 | school they attend. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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