Bill Text: VA SB1595 | 2019 | Regular Session | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Individualized education programs (IEPs); DOE shall establish guidelines.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-02-19 - Left in Education [SB1595 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-SB1595-Comm_Sub.html
19105059D
SENATE BILL NO. 1595
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Education and Health
on January 17, 2019)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Dunnavant)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-217.03, relating to the Department of Education; individualized education program teams; guidelines.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-217.03 as follows:

§22.1-217.03. Individualized education program teams to consider need for certain age-appropriate instruction.

A. The Department of Education shall establish guidelines for individualized education program (IEP) teams to utilize when developing IEPs for children with disabilities to ensure that IEP teams consider the need for age-appropriate instruction related to sexual health, self-restraint, self-protection, respect for personal privacy, and personal boundaries of others.

B. In developing IEPs for children with disabilities, in addition to any other requirements established by the Board, each local school board shall ensure that IEP teams consider the guidelines established by the Department of Education pursuant to subsection A.

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