Bill Text: CT HB05787 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5787 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Shifting The Burden Of Proof In Special Education Hearings.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-18 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [HB05787 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05787-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5787*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 921
		00921
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.

AN ACT SHIFTING THE BURDEN OF PROOF IN SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARINGS.

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

That subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 10-76h of the general statutes be amended to shift the burden of proof to the party requesting the hearing in special education hearings to determine educational placement.

Statement of Purpose:

To shift the burden of proof to parents in special education hearings.