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R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-25.3-1. Statement of purpose
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To ensure proper servicing of communicatively impaired students, the general assembly recognizes that the quality and effectiveness of speech language services is affected by several factors, including but not limited to caseloads. The addition of a speech language pathologist (S…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-25.3-2. Employment of speech language pathologists
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(a) Each school district is encouraged by the general assembly to employ one full time certified speech language pathologist for every forty (40) students who receive speech language services within the age range of three (3) to twenty-one (21). In cases where the number of stude…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-25.3-3. Regulations
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As part of the triennial process for review of the regulations of the board of regents for elementary and secondary education governing the special education of students with disabilities, the department of elementary and secondary education shall include a review of the regulati…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-25.3-4. Continuing education units
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The department of elementary and secondary education and the board of regents for elementary and secondary education shall accept American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) accredited continuing education units (CEU’s) completed by a speech-language pathologist (SLP) to …