It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows

SECTION 1. Chapter 25.3 of the General Laws entitled "School Speech and Language Pathologists" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

{ADD 16-25.3-4. Continuing education units. -- ADD} {ADD The Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education and the board of regents for elementary and secondary education shall accept American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) accredited continuing education units (CEU's) completed by a speech-language pathologist (SLP) to fulfill continuing education requirements, in combination with or in lieu of college course credits. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association continuing education units will be reported in transcript from the ASHA Registry of Continuing Education to the office of teacher certification within the department of elementary and secondary education. ADD}

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.