ME LD1626

School administrative units must provide at least 6 hours of paid, in-person professional development annually to educational technicians and hourly school support staff, with at least 4 hours completed before the first instructional day or within 30 days of hiring

School support staff must receive training within 60 days of their first day working with students on emergency procedures, confidentiality policies, reporting obligations, roles and responsibilities, discipline policies, and school facilities

Educational technicians must receive training prior to or immediately following their first day of employment on the same topics as support staff, plus training on specific disabilities and behavioral needs of students they work with

Within 5 days of an educational technician beginning to work with an individual student, the school must provide paid time or time during the school day to review or be briefed on that student's individualized education program (IEP)

Educational technicians must receive additional annual paid training on following lesson plans, specific disabilities, individual student needs, and how disabilities affect student education and behavior