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Contentious hearing on amendment that would create commission to study special-education costs; sponsor later said original bill withdrawal filed
Summary
Lawmakers and witnesses disagreed over a non-germane amendment that would create a commission to study special-education costs and rules. Critics said the amendment overlaps with an ongoing audit and lacks local practitioner representation; sponsor said paperwork was filed to withdraw the original bill.
The House Education Committee took testimony on a proposed amendment to HB 431 that would establish a commission to study the costs of special education in New Hampshire and to report findings to the Legislature. The proposal generated a wide-ranging debate about scope, stakeholder representation and timing.
Representative Glenn Cordelli, who explained the amendment’s goals, said the commission would examine referral and identification rates, the costs of district programs, Medicaid billing practices, the relationship between federal IDEA requirements and state rules, and graduation outcomes for…
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