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Senate file 1461 would let school districts use levy authority to support preschool students with disabilities in wrap‑around care
Summary
Senate file 1461 would extend school‑age care levy authority so districts can use levy funds to support preschool children with disabilities participating in district run wrap‑around care, the author and testifiers told the Education Finance Committee on March 5.
Senate file 1461, introduced and explained on March 5, would expand eligibility for existing school‑age care levy authority so districts may use levy funds to support children with disabilities who are enrolled in district‑provided preschool programs and participating in before‑ and after‑school wrap‑around care.
Author Senator Mae Quaid (presenting the bill to the committee) said current law allows districts to use levy authority to support kindergarten‑through‑grade‑6 students with disabilities in school‑age care programs, but it does not extend that support to preschool students with comparable needs. "This legislation does not provide funding for all day daycare. This is a really specific narrow bill for these services and things that children with…
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