Kentucky House Bill 155 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-06 - to Education (H)
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 157 to establish the Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program; define terminology regarding participation; describe the process for the Kentucky Department of Education to receive student applications and to allocate scholarship funding; require a resident school district to provide annual notice of the program to parents, transfer school records, provide transportation, and permit a student to participate in the state assessment if requested; describe the requirements of a participating school application; describe parent, student, and local district responsibilities; clarify the requirements for a proportionate share of federal funds for parentally placed students with disabilities; amend KRS 157.196, 159.030, and 605.115 to conform with the definition of "individualized education program" in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; direct the Office of Education Accountability to monitor and report on implementation of the program; name portions of the act the "Special Needs Alternative Education and Welfare Act of 2012."

AN ACT relating to the Special Needs Alternative Education and Welfare Program.

Rep. Stan Lee [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-06	House	to Education (H)
2013-02-05	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/HB155.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/HB155/bill.doc