§18-20-11. Video Cameras Required in Certain Special Education Classrooms
(a) A county board of education shall ensure placement of video cameras in self-contained classrooms as defined in state board policy. (b) As used in this section: (1) “Incident” means a raised suspicion by a teacher, aide, parent, or guardian of a child, of bullying, abuse, or neglect of a child or of harm to […]
§18-20-1d. Adoption of a State Model for Individualized Education Program
The state board shall adopt a basic model for individualized education programs to be used by all special education teachers throughout the public schools of the state when preparing individualized education programs for students with exceptional needs. The model shall comply with, but may not exceed, all state laws and federal laws, policies, rules, and […]
§18-20-2. Providing Suitable Educational Facilities, Equipment and Services
(a) Each county board shall provide suitable educational facilities, special equipment and special services that are necessary. Special services include provisions and procedures for finding and enumerating exceptional children of each type, diagnosis by appropriate specialists who will certify the child's need and eligibility for special education and make recommendations for treatment and prosthesis as […]
§18-20-3. County Reports
Each county shall, after having received from the faculty Senates in its schools the strategic plans mandated by subsection (13), section five, article five-a of this chapter, develop a county strategic plan to manage the integration of special needs students into the regular classroom and submit said strategic plan to the State Superintendent of Schools […]
§18-20-4. Examination and Report by Medical or Other Specialists
Each child prior to enrolling in a special education program shall be examined by an appropriate medical specialist, psychologist or educational specialist (reading specialist, speech and language clinician, or other specialists as required by the state Board of Education for specific areas of exceptionality) who shall report to the county superintendent of schools. The specialists' […]
§18-20-5. Powers and Duties of State Superintendent
(a) The State Superintendent of Schools shall organize, promote, administer and be responsible for: (1) Stimulating and assisting county boards of education in establishing, organizing and maintaining special schools, classes, regular class programs, home-teaching and visiting-teacher services for exceptional children.
§18-20-6. Advisory Council for the Education of Exceptional Children
There shall be an advisory council for the education of exceptional children which shall advise and consult with the state Board of Education on matters pertinent thereto. The advisory council shall be composed of twelve members appointed by the state superintendent of free schools, four of which shall be parents of exceptional children utilizing or […]
§18-20-7. Exceptional Children Program Compliance Review Teams
The state board shall establish exceptional children program compliance review teams to conduct random unannounced on-site reviews of such programs at least every four years in each county for the purpose of reviewing identification procedures, complying with any or all applicable laws and policies, delivering services, verifying enrollment and attendance reports, recommending changes, and fulfilling […]
§18-20-8. Interagency Plan for Exceptional Children; Advisory Council
(a) The state departments of health, human services and education shall enter into a collaborative agreement for the purpose of developing a statewide plan of coordinating comprehensive, multidisciplinary interagency programs providing appropriate early intervention services to all developmentally delayed and at-risk children, ages birth through five years, and their families to be phased in by […]
§18-20-9. Gifted Education Caseload Review
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the teacher-student ratio for gifted, honors, and advanced placement education in grades nine through twelve shall be the same as regular classroom education and not as required for special education of exceptional children: Provided, That this shall not apply to education of exceptional gifted, as […]