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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Noret, Spears, Donovan, Carson, Morales, | |
Date Introduced: February 07, 2025 | |
Referred To: House Education | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-21 of the General Laws entitled "Health and Safety of Pupils" is |
2 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 16-21-8.1. Certified school psychologist. |
4 | Effective September 1, 2027, each school system in the state shall employ a minimum of |
5 | one certified school psychologist, certified by the state department of elementary and secondary |
6 | education, for every five hundred (500) students enrolled in the school. |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS | |
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1 | This act would require at least one certified school psychologist per every five hundred |
2 | (500) students be employed at each school system. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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