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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND | |
HUMAN SERVICES | |
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Introduced By: Senator Melissa A. Murray | |
Date Introduced: March 08, 2024 | |
Referred To: Senate Education | |
(General Treasurer) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 42-7.2 of the General Laws entitled "Office of Health and Human |
2 | Services" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 42-7.2-20.9. ABLE account program information. |
4 | Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, a school district shall provide informational |
5 | material about the achieving a better life experience (ABLE) account program established under ยง |
6 | 42-7.2-20.3 to the parent or guardian of any student with an individualized education program (IEP) |
7 | at the student's annual IEP review meeting, whether held in person, held remotely, or held in any |
8 | other manner. The office of the general treasurer shall prepare the informational material and |
9 | deliver the informational material to the Rhode Island department of education who shall distribute |
10 | the informational material to school districts. |
11 | A school may transmit the informational material to a parent or guardian in the same |
12 | manner as other documents or information related to an annual IEP review meeting are provided to |
13 | the parent or guardian. |
14 | 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 STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND | |
HUMAN SERVICES | |
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1 | This act would require school districts to provide the parent or guardian of a student with |
2 | an individualized education program (IEP) with information concerning the achieving a better life |
3 | experience (ABLE) account program benefits and the program application process. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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