164.478 Support services for deaf and hard of hearing students -- Funding.
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<![CDATA[164.478 Support services for deaf and hard of hearing students -- Funding. (1) It is the intent of the General Assembly to increase the educational level of deaf and hard of hearing persons by assuring them an equal opportunity to obtain an <br>education in the public postsecondary institutions. (2) The public postsecondary institutions shall make their programs accessible to deaf and hard of hearing students by providing support services necessary for such <br>students to fully participate in the programs. The support services shall include but <br>not be limited to interpreters and notetakers in the classroom and equal access to all <br>support services available to those who are not deaf or hard of hearing. Appropriate <br>assistive listening devices and alerting devices shall be available in dormitories <br>housing deaf or hard of hearing students. (3) (a) The General Assembly shall appropriate funds to the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation excluding costs of capital equipment or modifications for <br>installation of assistive listening or alerting devices to cover the costs of <br>support services at the institutions for students who are deaf or hard of <br>hearing. (b) The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation shall administer funding of support services at institutions for students who are deaf or hard of hearing contingent <br>on General Assembly funding. The postsecondary institutions and the Office <br>of Vocational Rehabilitation shall cooperate to assure that funds are used to <br>effectively provide support services to students who are deaf and hard of <br>hearing. (c) The funds shall be distributed to institutions based upon actual costs or established fees for service of providing support services to individual <br>students. Effective: July 12, 2006 <br>History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 106, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 448, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1994 <br>Ky. Acts ch. 292, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. </p>
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