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Committee rejects HB 168 in Senate — bill to fund special‑education services for 3‑ and 4‑year‑olds fails after close vote
Summary
House Bill 168, which would have allowed 3‑ and 4‑year‑old children receiving mandated special‑education services to count toward A and B funding (reducing reliance on permissive levies), failed in Senate Education on a 6–8 vote after lengthy testimony from parents, teachers and advocates.
Representative Jonathan Karlin told the committee HB 168 would fix a funding gap for districts required by federal and state law to provide special‑education services to 3‑ and 4‑year‑olds; the bill would make those hours eligible for A and B funding on an aggregate basis. Karlin said districts currently “rob Peter to pay Paul” and that counting these hours…
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