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1 1 Section 1. Section 256.16, Code 1997, is amended to read
1 2 as follows:
1 3 256.16 SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR TEACHER PREPARATION AND
1 4 CERTAIN EDUCATORS.
1 5 1. Pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 5, the state
1 6 board shall adopt rules requiring all higher education
1 7 institutions providing practitioner preparation to include in
1 8 the professional education program, preparation that
1 9 contributes to the education of students with disabilities and
1 10 students who are gifted and talented, which must be
1 11 successfully completed before graduation from the practitioner
1 12 preparation program. The program shall include, but is not
1 13 limited to, the following:
1 14 a. Instruction in the laws impacting the education of
1 15 students with disabilities, including section 504 of the
1 16 federal Rehabilitation Act of 1991 and the federal Individuals
1 17 with Disabilities Education Act.
1 18 b. Knowledge about, and teaching methods to respond to,
1 19 the learning styles of these students and the particular
1 20 challenges and barriers affecting the education of students
1 21 with disabilities.
1 22 c. Information about resources available to facilitate the
1 23 education of students with disabilities in or out of the
1 24 regular classroom.
1 25 d. Knowledge of assistive technology and other available
1 26 accommodations for students with disabilities.
1 27 e. Knowledge about the continuum of services and placement
1 28 options available to all students with disabilities, with the
1 29 focus on appropriate educational programming for the
1 30 individual.
1 31 2. A person initially applying for a license shall
1 32 successfully complete a professional education program
1 33 containing the subject matter specified in this section,
1 34 before the initial action by the board of educational
1 35 examiners takes place.
2 1 EXPLANATION
2 2 This bill further defines the curricula relating to the
2 3 education of students with disabilities that institutions of
2 4 higher education providing practitioner preparation programs
2 5 are required to include in their professional education
2 6 programs.
2 7 The bill provides that the portion of the preparation
2 8 program relating to the education of students with
2 9 disabilities shall include the following: (1) instruction in
2 10 the laws impacting the education of students with
2 11 disabilities, including the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1991
2 12 and the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
2 13 (2) knowledge about, and teaching methods to respond to, the
2 14 learning styles of students and the particular challenges and
2 15 barriers affecting the education of students with
2 16 disabilities; (3) information about resources available to
2 17 facilitate the education of students with disabilities in or
2 18 out of the regular classroom; (4) knowledge of assistive
2 19 technology and other available accommodations for students
2 20 with disabilities; and (5) knowledge about the continuum of
2 21 service and placement options available to students with
2 22 disabilities.
2 23 LSB 1638SV 77
2 24 kh/sc/14
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