Bill Text: CT SB00430 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 430 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Excess Costs And State Special Education Funding.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-21 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [SB00430 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00430-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 430*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 2053

Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced by:
SEN. HARP, 10^th Dist. REP. WALKER, 93^rd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING EXCESS COSTS AND STATE SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING.

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 require local and regional boards of education to be financially responsible for the reasonable costs of special education instruction, as defined in the regulations of the State Board of Education, in an amount equal to (1) one times the average per pupil educational costs of such board of education for the prior fiscal year for state agency-placed students, and (2) four and one-half times such average per pupil educational costs of such board of education for locally-placed students.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide equal funding of special education excess costs to local and regional school districts.