Bill Text: CT HB05480 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5480 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Full Reimbursement For Special Education Costs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-12 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [HB05480 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05480-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5480*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 453
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. SKULCZYCK, 45th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION COSTS.

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

That section 10-76g of the general statutes be amended to require that a local or regional board of education shall be reimbursed in an amount equal to the total excess cost for special education and to remove the cap so that the grant will be fully funded.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide the necessary funding for special education costs incurred by school districts.