Effective 5/4/2022
53G-7-219. Medical specialists in public schools.
53G-7-219. Medical specialists in public schools.
- (1) As used in this section:
- (a) “Qualified individual” means an individual who:
- (i) is employed by an LEA; and
- (ii) provides related services in a school-based setting.
- (b) “Qualified individual” includes:
- (i) an audiologist;
- (ii) a speech-language pathologist;
- (iii) a mental health practitioner;
- (iv) a school nurse;
- (v) an occupational therapist; and
- (vi) a physical therapist.
- (c) “Related services” means the same as that term is defined in 34 C.F.R. 300.34.
- (a) “Qualified individual” means an individual who:
- (2) An LEA may adopt a salary schedule, or salary schedules, for qualified individuals, that:
- (a) is separate from salary schedules adopted for other LEA employees; and
- (b) takes into consideration the market rate for related services provided outside of a school-based setting.
Amended by Chapter 214, 2022 General Session