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SCR103.........................................................by EDUCATION
CHILDREN - DEAF/HARD OF HEARING - Stating findings of the Legislature and
encouraging the Legislature to recognize the unique educational needs of
children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
01/26 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/29 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
02/01 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 27-7-1
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Hammond, Heinrich,
Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Malepeai, McKague,
Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- Corder, Gannon, Goedde, Hill, Lodge, McGee, McKenzie
Absent and excused -- Geddes
Floor Sponsor - Jorgenson
Title apvd - to House
02/02 House intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
02/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/20 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Wills
Title apvd - to Senate
02/21 To enrol
02/22 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
02/23 Sp signed
02/26 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE SENATE
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 103
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING THE FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND ENCOURAGING THE LEGISLATURE TO
3 RECOGNIZE THE UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF
4 HEARING.
5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing have the same rights and
7 potential to become as independent and self-actualizing as their hearing
8 peers; and
9 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from appropriate
10 screening and assessment of hearing capabilities, communication and language
11 needs at the earliest possible age and from the continuation of screening ser-
12 vices throughout the educational experience; and
13 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from early
14 intervention to provide for acquisition of solid language bases developed at
15 the earliest possible age; and
16 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from their par-
17 ents' or guardians' full and informed participation in their educational plan-
18 ning; and
19 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from interaction
20 with adult role models who are deaf or hard of hearing; and
21 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from interacting
22 with their deaf peers, hard of hearing peers and hearing peers; and
23 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from qualified
24 teachers, interpreters and resource personnel who communicate effectively with
25 each child in that child's method of communication; and
26 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from placement
27 best suited to each child's individual needs, including but not limited to,
28 social, emotional and cultural needs, with consideration for the child's age,
29 degree of hearing loss, academic level, method of communication, style of
30 learning, motivational level and amount of family support; and
31 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from individual
32 free, appropriate education across a full spectrum of educational programs;
33 and
34 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from full sup-
35 port services provided by qualified professionals in their educational set-
36 tings; and
37 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from full access
38 to all programs in their educational settings; and
39 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from having the
40 public fully informed concerning medical, cultural and linguistic issues of
41 deafness and hearing loss; and
42 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit by having deaf
43 and hard-of-hearing adults involved in determining the extent, content and
44 purpose of programs that affect their education; and
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1 WHEREAS, children who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from free and
2 unrestricted communication with others who communicate in their same language
3 mode; and
4 WHEREAS, the preferred method of communication of children who are deaf or
5 hard of hearing should be respected in order to attain the highest education
6 possible for that individual in an appropriate environment.
7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
8 of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Representa-
9 tives concurring therein, that policymakers are encouraged to recognize the
10 unique educational needs of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16559
The purpose of this Concurrent Resolution is to encourage the
legislature to recognize the unique educational needs of children
who are deaf or hard of hearing.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact.
Contact
Name: Wes Maynard, Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Phone: 208-334-0879
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SCR 103