DRAFT Legislation: Outline

Outline of Draft Legislation

Findings

This section describes the background and justification for our proposed law.

• A Bill of Rights for All Children with Visual Impairment and their Families

• Meaning and significance of the ECC

• Existing law

  • • ECC is allowed but not required

Substantive Provisions: ECC

• • New requirement for LEAs

    • Evaluate ECC need and provide instruction as needed.

  • Designation of specialists

    • Compensatory services provided by a TVI, with other specialists needed.

    • O&M provided by an O&M, with other specialists needed.

    • All other ECC areas provided collaboratively by TVI, O&M, other specialists.

• List of ECC elements

• Services outside of school hours

  • Must be offered if needed to allow student full access to core curriculum (both TVI and O&M)

  • With approval of parent/guardian

• Services in home or community

  • Required when needed (both TVI and O&M)

• Parent training is allowed

• TVI and O&M communication with outside agencies is allowed

Substantive Provisions: Workload Analysis

• TVI and O&M workloads must be manageable

  • To provide ECC

  • To fulfill all other job requirements

• Workload analysis required

  • Using professional recognized analysis tools

  • Considering direction instruction, consultation, prep, travel, and other duties

  • Annually

  • Administrator uses results for caseload assignments and hiring decisions

• State reimbursement for costs