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HI HR173
Resolution
Status
3/8/2019
Primary Sponsor
Lisa Kitagawa
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AI Summary
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Request that the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board accept the National Orientation and Mobility Certification (NOMC) from the National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB) for teachers providing orientation and mobility services
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Department of Education currently only accepts Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist certification, which provides vision-centered services but cannot deliver Structured Discovery Cane Travel services
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Blind children in Hawaii are underserved in orientation and mobility instruction, and parents requesting Structured Discovery Cane Travel on Individualized Education Plans are consistently told the Department cannot provide this service
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The Hawaii Division of Vocational Rehabilitation already accepts NOMC certification from the NBPCB, with all current orientation and mobility service providers being blind adults certified by the NBPCB
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Direct certified copies of the resolution to the Governor, Board of Education, Department of Education, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, and relevant blindness advocacy organizations
Legislative Description
Requesting The Hawaii Teacher Standards Board To Accept The National Orientation And Mobility Certification For Teachers Providing Orientation And Mobility Services.
Hawaii Teacher Standards Board
Last Action
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, C. Lee excused (2).
3/28/2019