SB36

=**__S.P.E.A.K. (Special Projects for Education and Kids) Bill__**= There are certain steps that we would like to take with this bill that would make S.P.E.A.K. effective. Our first step would be to identify all school districts throughout the country that are lacking a special education program. Once we have the schools pin pointed, we would need to contact contractors, room designers, and people who are educated in working with mentally challenged children to establish a safe learning envirnoment. Once we have our plan on how to set up S.P.E.A.K. within a school, we will need to contact the schools that need our program. Once we have the schools in agreement, we will need to inform the public because we plan to use tax money to build and support the facilities. We feel that the public needs to know where their tax money is going, so we plan to inform them through informational meetings, or reverse 911 calls that will run through the city. Once we have informed the public, we will need to look into hiring teachers. The teachers we hire will need to be certified through a collage degree in working with mentally challenged kids. When we have our teachers hired, we will then begin the construction process. To work with budgets, our first possibility will be to use a classroom within the school that is currently vacant and transform it into a safe learning center, but if that is not possible, then we will resort to a small edition onto the school, we will also need to purchase special equipment that these children can use to help them effectively learn and communicate with their educators. The terms that we have laied out above can be simple and effective if we take the proper steps, and then we will have success. The benefits of S.P.E.A.K. would be that people with disabilities will be given an equal chance for educataion, and also this will create diversity throughout schools. It will alo show children that not everyone is the same, and it will also give children with mental disabilities equal opportunities to those without when it comes to applying for collage or a job. Finally, it is also giving them a chance to regain their Civil Rights. Teachers Salaries- $ 42,874.00 (Average) (One Teacher) Construction Costs-$ 42,000.00 (Average) (One Classroom) School Supplies-$595.00 ( including school supplies provided by district. work books, white boards, ext.)( Average for one of each item) Equipment for Challenged Children-$ 600.00 (Average, including tools to help keep the kids active and communicate.)
 * __Bill Number:__** SB 36
 * __Sponsors:__ SKing, CLetts, and MStechler**
 * __Issue Category and Bill Title:__** Civil Rights- S.P.E.A.K.(Special Projects for Education and Kids)
 * __Purpose:__** To establish an effective special education program in all public and private schools throughout the United States.
 * __Eligibility:__** Any child, kindergarten through twelfth grade, with a need for special education.
 * __Terms and Benefits-__**
 * __Fiscal Impact-__**

THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND PAID FOR OUT OF THE YEARLY BUDGET APPROVED FOR THAT DEPARTMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.