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Committee advances $3 million high-needs special-education reimbursement fund to floor
Summary
House Bill 291, which would create a reimbursable high-needs special-education fund (threshold defined at costs above $15,000 per student IEP) and requests $3 million in the governor's budget, was recommended for passage by the Senate Education Committee after testimony from school officials and opponents.
House Bill 291, a proposal to create a reimbursable fund to cover "high needs" special-education costs, was recommended for passage by the Senate Education Committee and will go to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Representative Ben Furman (introduced as Representative Ben Furman from District 30) described the bill as a last-dollar reimbursement fund for situations where a school has exhausted other funding sources (federal funds, Medicaid, grants and state funds) for a high-needs student; the bill defines a "high needs"…
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