Department of Education

 

GDForum ID: 470

Description of Proposed Guidance Document Changes

The 2020 General Assembly of Virginia enrolled House Bill 1722 adding a section numbered 22.1-273.3 to the Code of Virginia requiring, “the Department of Education to develop guidance and resources relating to the provision of applied behavior analysis services (ABA services) in public schools for students who are in need of such services.” On November 16, 2020 the Department of Education published Guidelines for the Provision of Behavior Analysis in Public Schools, which provides information and guidance on the following topics: (1) Applied Behavior Analysis; (2) Determining the need and appropriateness of providing ABA services for students during the school day; (3) Considerations for school boards regarding management and monitoring of personnel who provide ABA services in public schools; (4) Financial responsibilities related to hiring and retaining personnel who are not employed by the school board who provide ABA services in public schools; (5) Developing agreements between school divisions, providers, and families; (6) Utilizing Licensed Behavior Analysts employed by the school board to provide ABA services; (7) Considerations for private providers who wish to provide services in public schools; and (8) Working collaboratively.

 

Guidance Document(s) for this Comment Forum

Document ID	Document Title	Current Document	Proposed Document
6970	Guidelines for the Provision of Behavior Analysis in Public Schools	n/a	Proposed Document	Posted with Revised Changes on 03/10/2021

 

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