2020 -- H 7967 | |
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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 -- EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA AND | |
RELATED DISORDERS | |
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Introduced By: Representative Robert J. Quattrocchi | |
Date Introduced: March 05, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-67.2 of the General Laws entitled "Education of Children with |
2 | Dyslexia and Related Disorders" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 16-67.2-6. Orton-Gillingham certified schools. |
4 | (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "Emerson's Law," in recognition of |
5 | Emerson Stone, a dyslexic child from Rhode Island. |
6 | (b) Any school within any school district that establishes a certified program using the |
7 | phonics-based method called Orton-Gillingham or if any school shall, prior to January 1, 2025, |
8 | employ an Orton-Gillingham certified instructor, the school's programs shall be made available to |
9 | any pupil in the state diagnosed with dyslexia, dyscalculia, or dysgraphia. |
10 | (c) The cost for out-of-district students shall be reimbursed by the school district from |
11 | which the pupil resides and the cost for any out-of-district student choosing to attend the Orton- |
12 | Gillingham certified school shall be determined by the commissioner using the Rhode Island |
13 | uniform chart of accounts (UCOA) and supporting data from the National Center of Education |
14 | Statistics (NCES). |
15 | (d) The costs associated with attending an Orton-Gillingham certified school shall be |
16 | updated every three (3) years using the same criteria as in subsection (c) of this section. |
17 | (e) The commissioner is authorized to receive and shall direct any and all available federal |
18 | funds, grants or other available funding toward the development of Orton-Gillingham certified |
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1 | schools pursuant to this section. |
2 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATED DISORDERS | |
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1 | This act would provide that if a school district established an Orton-Gillingham certified |
2 | school, the program would be available to all students statewide who qualify. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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