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1999 SESSION

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HJ 707 Study; representation of African-American students in special ed.

Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Over-representation of African-American and other minority students in special education. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the over-representation of African-American students in special education programs. The joint subcommittee is to consider: (i) federal and state laws and regulations governing special education; (ii) the process of identifying students for special education; (iii) the training and qualifications of persons who typically are involved in developing IEPs for students; (iv) the composition of students identified for special education in Virginia public schools, for grades K-12, by gender, race, age, disability, grade level, if applicable, and school division; (v) the types of recognized disabilities; (vi) the criteria for determining whether a student is learning disabled, educable mentally retarded, or emotionally disturbed; (vii) the types of services, including related services, provided special education students; (viii) the process for reversing the identification of a student for special education; (ix) the costs of providing such educational and related services; and (x) such other related issues as the joint subcommittee may deem appropriate.

This resolution is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Status and Needs of African-American Males in Virginia.


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