Section 3323.022 | Staffing for programs with preschool children with disabilities.
The rules of the department of education and workforce adopted in consultation with the department of children and youth for staffing ratios for programs with preschool children with disabilities shall require the following:
(A) A full-time staff member shall be provided when there are eight full-day or sixteen half-day preschool children eligible for special education enrolled in a center-based preschool special education program.
(B) Staff ratios of one teacher for every eight children shall be maintained at all times for a program with a center-based teacher, and a second adult shall be present when there are nine or more children, including nondisabled children enrolled in a class session.
(C) Unless otherwise specified in the individualized education program, a minimum of ten hours of services per week shall be provided for each child served by a center-based teacher.
Last updated September 13, 2023 at 12:37 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- September 29, 2017 – Enacted by House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly [ View September 29, 2017 Version ]
- November 2, 2018 – Amended by Senate Bill 216 - 132nd General Assembly [ View November 2, 2018 Version ]
- October 3, 2023 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View October 3, 2023 Version ]
- January 1, 2025 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View January 1, 2025 Version ]