B25-0847 - Advancing Equity in Special Education Protocols Amendment Act of 2024

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This legislation would give a student with special needs, who has an individualized education program (IEP), the right to remain in their initial placement feeder pattern, unless the programs available in their feeder pattern cannot support their needs. If a student with an IEP is moved to a school outside of their feeder pattern, the student’s IEP team would be informed in writing of the rationale for the move. Additionally, this bill would require the Executive to promulgate rules that establish staff-to-student ratio standards for self-contained special education classrooms. It also sets protocols for when an increase in the number of students does not conform with the staff-to-student ratio standard.