No. SB 574
Filed under Education.
Recruitment and Retention of Speech-language Pathologists; Requiring the Department of Education to develop and maintain a statewide strategic plan for the recruitment and retention of speech-language pathologists and the provision of quality services; providing school district and charter school requirements relating to submitting specified data for the plan, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Department of Education must create a strategic plan to recruit and retain speech-language pathologists. This plan must analyze staffing needs, caseloads, and compensation across all public schools.
Every school district and charter school must submit a detailed survey to the department by October 31 each year. The department must publish the integrated plan on its website by November 30.
The plan must include a weighted calculation methodology for determining caseloads and workloads. It must account for time spent on therapy, evaluations, meetings, documentation, and Medicaid billing.
The department must report on Medicaid revenue generated by speech-language pathologists. This includes funds transferred to general revenue and those used for pay supplements and training.
AICreates a new legal duty for the Department of Education to develop and maintain a comprehensive plan for speech-language pathologist recruitment and retention.
AIRequires every school district and charter school to complete and submit a specific survey to the Department of Education by October 31 each year.
AIRequires the strategic plan to include a weighted calculation methodology for determining caseloads and workloads for speech-language pathologists.