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GA HB855
Bill
Status
Passed
7/29/2020
Primary Sponsor
Marcus Wiedower
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AI Summary
- Requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules, regulations, and protocols by August 1, 2021, for public school personnel to immediately assess whether trauma exposure has adversely impacted a foster care student's educational performance, including academics and classroom behavior
- Requires local school systems to immediately and deliberately assess newly enrolled foster care students for trauma impacts upon enrollment, as part of determining whether to commence the initial evaluation process for special education eligibility
- Directs the Department of Education to provide guidance to local school systems on trauma, its impacts on students (including but not limited to foster care students), and procedures for assessing newly enrolled foster care students
- Defines "foster care student" as a student placed in a foster family home, child care institution, or other substitute care setting approved by the Department of Human Services, and defines "trauma" as exposure as a witness or direct participant to one or more traumatic events or situations
- Effective date of July 1, 2021
Legislative Description
State Board of Education; determine eligibility criteria for foster care students to receive special education and related services; provisions
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2021
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