Bill 108 explained in plain English
Education Statute Law Amendment Act (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder), 2023
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This bill requires Ontario school boards to create FASD policies and mandates FASD training for teacher and early childhood educator accreditation.
Bill 108, the Education Statute Law Amendment Act (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder), 2023, requires school boards in Ontario to develop policies and guidelines concerning Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). It also mandates that teacher education programs and early childhood education programs provide training on FASD to be accredited. The bill aims to improve support and understanding for students with FASD in educational settings.
- Requires school boards to create and implement policies and guidelines about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
- Requires teacher education programs to include training on FASD to be accredited.
- Requires early childhood education programs to include training on FASD to be accredited.
- Mandates that school board policies and guidelines promote awareness and understanding of FASD.
- Requires training for educational assistants on FASD awareness and understanding.
- Requires school board policies and guidelines to include best practices for supporting students with FASD.
- Requires school board policies and guidelines to outline strategies for identifying students with FASD and accommodating them.
- Requires school boards to collaborate with parents and FASD Support Groups to promote awareness and understanding of FASD.
- School boards in Ontario
- Teachers and teacher education programs
- Early childhood educators and programs
- Educational assistants
- Pupils (students) with diagnosed or suspected Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- Parents of pupils
- FASD Support Groups
- Obligation for school boards to establish FASD policies and guidelines.
- Obligation for teacher education programs to provide FASD training for accreditation.
- Obligation for early childhood education programs to provide FASD training for accreditation.
- Requirement for school board policies to include training for educational assistants on FASD.
- Requirement for school boards to collaborate with parents and FASD Support Groups.
- The Act comes into force on the second September 1 after the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The specific content and standards for FASD training within teacher education programs and early childhood education programs are not detailed in the provided text and would likely be set out in regulations.
- The exact nature and scope of 'best practices' and 'strategies for identification and accommodation' within school board policies are not specified in the bill and would be determined by individual boards or potentially further regulation.
- The bill does not specify any penalties for non-compliance by school boards or educational institutions.
Adds a requirement that early childhood education programs must provide training on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), including awareness of signs and symptoms, and accommodation strategies, in order to be accredited.
Source: Section 43
Adds a new Part XIII.2 requiring every school board to establish policies and guidelines respecting Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). These policies must promote awareness and understanding, require training for educational assistants, include best practices for supporting students with FASD, and identify strategies for identification and accommodation of students with FASD. It also requires school boards to facilitate collaboration with parents and FASD Support Groups.
Source: Section 322
Adds a requirement that teacher education programs must provide training on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), including awareness of signs and symptoms, and accommodation strategies, in order to be accredited.
Source: Section 40
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