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House Finance Division II backs amendment to special-education aid formula, lowers reimbursement threshold to 2.5x
Summary
The committee voted 7-0 to recommend HB 1563 with amendment 1086h, which adds a 2.5x per-pupil threshold, changes proration bands, and replaces 100% invoice review with a department-led risk-based monitoring program. Staff estimated a net increase of roughly $1.7 million for known high-cost students; larger costs depend on counts in the new band.
A House Finance Division II committee voted unanimously to recommend House Bill 1563 with amendment 1086h, advancing changes to the state's special-education catastrophic-aid formula that add a reimbursement band beginning at 2.5 times average per-pupil spending and shift auditing to a risk-based monitoring model.
The amendment keeps the existing reporting-and-reimbursement timing but alters tiers and state/district shares. Under the amendment districts would remain fully responsible below 2.5x; the state would cover 15% of costs in the 2.5x to 3.5x band, the 3.5x to 10x band would remain 80% state coverage, and the state's share for costs above 10x would be reduced relative to earlier drafts. Committee members said the 2.5x band is a modest first step to collect data and to potentially increase…
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