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This resource is designed for people at postsecondary career and technical education (CTE) institutions who recognize the need to make CTE more accessible to students with intellectual disability. This guide provides a roadmap on how to plan for, initiate, and implement strategies for improving support for students with intellectual disability.
As students with intellectual disability have been increasingly pursuing postsecondary education, they have also been increasingly pursuing inclusion in all aspects of postsecondary education, including Greek life. Students with intellectual disability should have access to Greek Life, using the same processes students without disability use to access these programs. This requires students and their supporters to embrace the dignity of risk.
Status: Passed - Signed Into Law May 26, 2025
Introduced: March 13, 2025
Status: Referred to Higher Education
Date Introduced: S3369 January 27, 2025; A5774 February 20, 2025
Status: Did not pass
Managing risk is a crucial aspect of creating and sustaining inclusive college programs for stude
Date Introduced: 1/8/2025
Status: 6-25-2-25 - Passed.
This bill establishes a grant program to enhance postsecondary educational opportunities and support employability for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities or autism spectrum disorder. Competitive grants would be awarded to institutions of higher education in the state to support the development and implementation of program to qualify for grant funding, these program plans must meet the criteria of a comprehensive transition program.
