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House passes emergency measure to create $40 million special-education municipal relief account
Summary
The Connecticut House on March 5 passed an emergency bill creating a temporary municipal special-education aid account to be funded from any year‑end surplus; lawmakers debated whether the measure circumvents the state's spending cap and how the funds would be distributed.
The Connecticut House of Representatives on March 5 passed emergency-certified House Bill 7163, creating a temporary Special Education Emergency Municipal Assistance account to provide municipalities relief for rising special-education costs.
The measure, offered as an emergency certified bill and advanced by Representative Perez, would transfer $40 million into a new account if the state's April 20 consensus revenue report shows a surplus. The money, lawmakers said, would be distributed to towns and school districts using the state's existing excess-costs formula for special education.
Supporters said the account is designed solely to backfill expenses municipalities are already incurring and…
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