Kentucky Senate Bill 43 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - to Education (S)
Pending: Senate 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 scholarship program to parents, transfer school records, and provide transportation; permit a student to participate in the state assessment if requested; describe the requirements for a nonpublic school to become a participating school; 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, KRS 159.030, and KRS 605.115 to conform with the definition of "individualized education program" in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; cite the act as the "Special Needs Alternative Education and Welfare Act of 2010".

AN ACT relating to the education of students with special needs.

Sen. Alice Kerr [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-06		to Education (S)
2010-01-05		introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/SB43.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/SB43/bill.doc