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Board hears legislative warning: proposed option-enrollment changes could create unfunded special-education and transportation costs
Summary
District legislative staff briefed the Millard board on draft state legislation (LB653 and related bills) that would change how option-enrolled students with disabilities are admitted and transported, warning the proposals could create significant unfunded mandates for school districts.
District legislative staff told the board that a priority package tied to LB653 (option enrollment) under consideration in the Legislature would change several operational rules for option-enrolled students with disabilities, and could create fiscal and operational challenges if enacted.
Todd Triple, providing the legislative report, said the draft language would require districts to accept option-enrolled students who require certain levels of special-education services up to a state-wide percentage (the example discussed in the meeting was roughly 16 percent) “regardless of capacity,” and that additional bills being discussed could require districts to transport accepted students up to 35 miles. Triple cautioned the board that the bill language…
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