Relating to the provision of educational services to certain students receiving treatment at a day treatment center and to the consideration of those students for purposes of accountability and calculating average daily attendance.
Impact
One of the significant impacts of HB2452 is on how students receiving education at day treatment centers are counted for the purposes of accountability and average daily attendance calculations. The bill stipulates that these students are to be included in attendance figures and performance assessments just like other students enrolled in a district or charter school, thereby ensuring that their educational achievements are recognized and assessed appropriately.
Summary
House Bill 2452 aims to ensure the provision of educational services to students receiving treatment at day treatment centers. It specifies that school districts and open-enrollment charter schools are required to offer educational services to students who are court-ordered or recommended for treatment by a qualified psychiatrist. This bill explicitly defines day treatment centers as psychiatric facilities that do not offer residential services, thereby clarifying the context in which educational provisions would apply.
Contention
Notably, the bill also presents a point of contention where students who receive educational services at a day treatment center may not be counted for accountability purposes if the school contracts for these services. This raises questions regarding the potential implications for funding and resources allocated to schools, especially if contracting with day treatment centers becomes commonplace. It highlights a balance between providing necessary educational services and the administrative requirements involved in accountability measures.
Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.
Relating to the terminology used to refer to certain disabilities and to an individualized education team for purposes of determining a student's eligibility for special education services and providing those services in public schools.
Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.
Increasing the amount of time a person may be held for treatment and adding criteria for when continued treatment may be ordered under the care and treatment act for mentally ill persons.