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Committee sends bill creating high-cost special-education reimbursement fund to floor after 6–3 vote
Summary
House Bill 291 would create a state reimbursement fund to cover ‘‘high-need’’ special-education costs above $15,000 per student; proponents said districts face large, unpredictable costs and offered district examples, while opponents warned the fund could grow over time. The committee approved a due-pass recommendation 6–3.
The Senate Education Committee voted 6–3 to send House Bill 291 to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation. Representative Ben Furman introduced the bill and said it would create a state fund to reimburse school districts for ‘‘high-need’’ special-education costs that exceed $15,000 per individual student’s IEP (individualized education program).
‘‘This is specifically for reimbursement when the school has met all the other requirements that they can to educate these high needs students,’’ Representative Furman said, describing the proposal as a ‘‘last dollar cost mechanism’’ intended to relieve…
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