2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 164 STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES -- REGIONAL EDUCATION -- ARCHAEOLOGY 164.478 Support services for deaf and hard of hearing students -- Funding.
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. Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 144, <br>sec. 9, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 470, sec. 65, effective <br>July 1, 1990. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986.
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