Always remember that if you don't understand any of these changes, to go to your supervisor and ask them to to clarify it so you don't have any confusion about it or give out incorrect info.
I normally just refer to my Resource Notebook and keep checking the various websites for regulation changes and print them as they change. I check these about once a month.
Reading statutes, rules and regulations is always difficult. I am looking because I am an attorney. My recommendations to others is to:
1. Read the definitions FIRST
2. Review the statute and refer back to definitions frequently
3. Critically think about what you are reading and ask yourself why would the governing body create such rules and regulations
The more you read the statutues and critically think the easier this becomes. I was just at a meeting of one of the larger regulatory bodies and the statute was just materially changed. I was amazed that the individuals on the board were not fluent in the new rules and policies and required individuals to undertake certain actions do to not being fluent in the regulations. If the individuals at the educational institution had reviewed the policies before hand their application would not have been postponed.
One of the ways is first printing them out , ans putting them in my Notebook that I created , and then referring to it often. I broke it up into sections and read one every 2 to 3 weeks just to update myself or I have a monyhly meeting with the owner of the school. I discuss one section a month with him.
I have created a section in my resource notebook that covers the statutes, rules, and regulations for the CIE. i have also created an electronic file and set up monthly reminders on my ical to check for updates
