Special education; revised staffing requirements, report.

Department of Education; plan to revise specialeducation staffing requirements; report. Directs the Departmentof Education, in collaboration with the Department of BehavioralHealth and Developmental Services and any other individuals withexpertise in special education as the Department of Education deemsappropriate, to develop a plan for revised special education staffingrequirements that addresses staffing needs of individual school divisionsand the needs of students who receive special education and aimsto improve special education teacher recruitment and retention. Thebill requires the Department of Education to submit a report on suchplan to the Governor, the Senate Committee on Education and Health,and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2024. This bill was incorporated into SB 105.