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HB 325 Students with autism spectrum disorders; school board to require training of personnel.

Introduced by: James P. "Jimmie" Massie, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Students with autism spectrum disorders; training required of personnel.  Requires each school board, by September 1, 2014, to ensure that aides assigned to work with a teacher who has primary oversight of students with autism spectrum disorders receive training in student behavioral management within 60 days of assignment to such responsibility. School boards may provide such training to other employees, including transportation employees. The Board of Education, in consultation with Virginia Commonwealth University, will develop online training that school divisions may use to fulfill these requirements. Such training shall be made available to local school divisions free of charge.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Students with autism spectrum disorders; training required of personnel.  Requires each school board to ensure that aides assigned to work with a teacher who has primary oversight of students with autism spectrum disorder demonstrate competency in student behavioral management within 60 days of assignment to such responsibility. The bill also requires the Board of Education to provide standards that school divisions may use to establish a measure for the demonstration of competency in student behavioral management.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Board of Education; teacher licensure; paraprofessional training.  Requires the Board of Education to include in its regulations governing licensure a requirement that by September 1, 2014, every person seeking initial licensure or renewal of a license with an endorsement in special education and working with students with autism spectrum disorders must demonstrate proficiency in student behavior management. The bill also requires that by September 1, 2014, each local school division must provide, prior to such person's taking such responsibility, 40 hours of training in student behavior management to any aide assigned to work with a teacher with primary responsibility for students with autism spectrum disorders and 12 hours of training for other personnel with other oversight responsibility for students with autism spectrum disorders.