Effective: November 2, 2018
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 216 - 132nd General Assembly
The rules of the state board of education 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.