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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Quattrocchi, Filippi, Nardone, Roberts, and Price

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2020

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 16-24 of the General Laws entitled "Children With Disabilities [See

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Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding

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thereto the following section:

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     16-24-19. Individualized education plans.

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     (a) All students with individualized educational plans (IEPs), whether they attend public,

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private school or are homeschooled, shall be provided with all services and resources, which the

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IEP requires.

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     (b) Any student who is homeschooled, as a result of school bullying problems, and is in

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need of IEP services, shall have those necessary services, furnished by their responsible school

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district, provided at the closest public library to the student's residence.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

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     This act would require all responsible school districts to provide all of their students,

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including those being homeschooled, in need of IEP services to receive them, no matter which

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school they attend.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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