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Committee hears fiscal note for House Bill 168 to fund special-education preschool services
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Helena — The House Education Committee heard fiscal testimony on House Bill 168 by Representative Jonathan Karlen proposing A and B state funding for special-education services for 3- and 4-year-olds.
Helena — The House Education Committee met to consider the fiscal impacts of House Bill 168, which Representative Jonathan Karlen, who represents House District 98, said would add A and B state funding for special-education services provided to 3- and 4-year-olds.
Karlen said the statute in the packet ("27 4 11," as cited in testimony) requires school districts to provide special-education preschool services and that the bill would fund those services based on aggregate hours of service rather than full-day enrollment. "This bill provides A and B funding for special education services that school districts are mandated to offer for 3 and 4 year olds," Karlen said during opening remarks.
Proponents told the committee the proposal would reduce local pressure to raise permissive levies for special education. Rob Watson, executive director for Montana school administrators, cited the…
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