§ 16-11.2-3 — § 16-11.2-3. Continued professional development of teacher assistants.

Rhode Island § 16-11.2-3

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 16: Education
• Ch. 16-11.2: Qualifications of Teacher Assistants

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§ 16-11.2-3. Continued professional development of teacher assistants.

(a) As a condition of continued employment every person employed as a teacher assistant shall participate in ongoing professional development.

(b) Each school district or institution employing teacher assistants shall maintain records on a teacher assistant's completion of:

(1) Training for the work assignment;

(2) Continuing education and relevant coursework;

(3) For any person hired after January 1, 1999, a certificate of completion from a training program which complied with the teaching assistant training program standards developed by the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to § 16-11.2-1; and/or

(4) The requirements set forth in § 16-11.2-2(4).

Legislative History

P.L. 1996, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 136, § 1.