No. HB 471
Filed under Education.
Recruitment and Retention of Speech-language Pathologists; Requires DOE to develop & maintain statewide strategic plan for recruitment & retention of speech-language pathologists & provision of quality services; provides requirements for such plan, DOE, school districts, & charter schools.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Department of Education must create a strategic plan to recruit and retain speech-language pathologists and ensure quality services for students with disabilities.
School districts and charter schools must submit annual surveys by October 31, providing data on staffing, caseloads, and compensation.
The department must publish the plan and report progress to legislative committees by November 30 each year.
The plan must include a weighted methodology for determining caseloads and workloads for speech-language pathologists.
AICreates a new legal duty for the Department of Education to develop and maintain a strategic plan specifically for speech-language pathologists.
AIRequires every school district and charter school to complete and submit a specific survey to the Department of Education by a fixed annual deadline.
AIRequires the Department of Education to develop a weighted calculation methodology to determine the caseload and workload plan for speech-language pathologists.
AIRequires the Department of Education to publish the strategic plan on its website and report progress to legislative committees by a fixed annual deadline.