SB396: Makes various changes relating to education. (BDR 34-912)

Legislative Summary

AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to establish a program to provide certain professional development relating to literacy instruction; requiring the submission of certain reports concerning literacy and the academic growth of pupils identified as having a reading disability; prohibiting various classes and services for pupils with certain disabilities from exceeding certain size limitations; setting forth certain requirements governing special education classrooms; setting forth certain provisions governing pupils with disabilities who require educational stability; revising provisions governing the safety of pupils in schools; revising certain definitions concerning pupils with disabilities; revising provisions governing instruction and services provided to certain pupils with disabilities; revising provisions governing early literacy screening assessments; revising provisions governing pupils with dyslexia; revising provisions governing due process hearings; revising provisions governing the suspension and expulsion of certain pupils; requiring the submission of certain reports; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.