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SDE briefed Appropriations subcommittee on $40 million special-education appropriation, oversight and audit practices
Summary
SDE officials explained the mechanics and oversight of special-education funding and auditing before the Appropriations subcommittee, including how an emergency $40 million appropriation is being handled and how APA conducts risk-based audits under Conn. Gen. Stat. §10-91g.
State Department of Education (SDE) officials and staff testified March 5 about special-education funding, oversight of approved private special-education programs, and related federal and state allocations.
Committee members asked how the recently enacted emergency appropriation of $40 million for special education interacts with other funding and whether it precludes additional appropriations during the fiscal year. Agency officials said they understood the appropriation to be a one-time allocation placed in an off-budget account; they said questions about the language’s constraints and whether further funds could be added would require review from legal counsel and coordination with the Legislature.
Officials explained that excess-cost payments are sometimes paid in batches and that a final run of calculations…
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