§ 16-25.4-4 - Development of qualifications for instructors. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 16-25.4-4

   § 16-25.4-4  Development of qualificationsfor instructors. – The state board of governors for higher education, in consultation with thestate's public institutions of higher education, two (2) consumer members ofthe state's deaf community to be appointed by the Rhode Island Association ofthe Deaf, two (2) members of the Rhode Island Association of the Deaf or theirdesignee to be appointed by the presiding officer, two (2) members of the RhodeIsland commission on the deaf and hard of hearing or their designee to beappointed by the presiding officer, two (2) members of the American SignLanguage Teachers' Association or their designee to be appointed by thepresiding officer, one person with expertise in linguistics or language to beappointed by the state board of regents for elementary and secondary educationand one person with expertise in linguistics or language to be appointed by theboard of governors for higher education, shall adopt teacher qualificationstandards and develop and implement policies and procedures for offeringinstruction in American Sign Language in the state's system of highereducation. In order to effectively communicate pursuant to this section, thestate's board of governors shall incur all fees relating to sign languageinterpreters.