No. CS/HB 851
Filed under Education.
Professional Learning for Instructional and School Administrative Personnel; Requires certain professional learning systems to provide at least one autism-specific professional learning opportunity.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDDistricts must now offer at least one autism-specific professional learning opportunity each year to instructional staff and school-based administrators.
The training must be developed in consultation with the district's assigned Center for Autism and Related Disabilities.
It must include evidence-based practices for supporting students with autism spectrum disorder across all levels of need.
The bill also corrects a spelling error in existing law, changing "followup" to "follow-up".
AICreates a new legal requirement for school districts to provide specific professional development.
AIMandates that districts collaborate with specific state-designated centers to design the training.
AISpecifies the exact topics and evidence-based practices that must be included in the training.
AIUpdates the spelling of a word in the existing statute without changing its meaning.