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Rep. Emily Long seeks to restore Act 173 inflator to special-education census grant
Summary
Rep. Emily Long introduced H.802 to reinstate an inflation "inflator" to the Act 173 special-education census grant (indexing the uniform base amount to NIPA). Counsel said the inflator applied during transition years but appears to lapse in fiscal-year 2027; sponsors asked staff to add the language to the miscellaneous bill and follow up with budget offices for dollar estimates.
Representative Emily Long (Newfane, Windham) introduced House bill H.802 on Jan. 30, asking the Education committee to restore an inflation adjustment to the special-education census grant established under Act 173 (2018).
Long said a business manager had recently discovered the inflator the committee had expected to continue had ended and that H.802 would "put the inflator back in." She said the text would reinstate the earlier methodology that indexed the uniform…
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