Bill Text: CT HB05078 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Lowering The Excess Cost Threshold For Special Education Costs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-15 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [HB05078 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-HB05078-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5078
February Session, 2012		LCO No. 433
Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced by:
REP. JANOWSKI, 56th Dist.

AN ACT LOWERING THE EXCESS COST THRESHOLD FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION COSTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That subsection (b) of section 10-76g of the general statutes be amended to reduce the reimbursement threshold for special education costs from four and one-half time the average per pupil cost to three times the average per pupil cost and remove the cap so that the grant will be fully funded.

Statement of Purpose:

To reduce the local tax burden by requiring the state to pay more for special education by lowering the excess cost threshold.