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Educators and municipalities urge higher state reimbursement for rising special-education costs
Summary
Witnesses, including the Massachusetts Teachers Association and district leaders, urged raising the circuit-breaker reimbursement and lowering thresholds so districts receive more state aid for high special-education costs; estimates cited a possible $208 million return to districts under 2024 numbers.
Lawmakers heard testimony supporting H.691 and S.430, bills that would raise the state’s circuit-breaker reimbursement rate for extraordinary special-education costs and lower the dollar threshold at which the reimbursement applies.
Senator Olivera, one of the bill sponsors, told the committee the proposal would move the reimbursement…
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