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Parents and educators urge more local capacity as committee hears HB1325 study on behavioral services
Summary
At a House Education Committee hearing on HB1325, parents and education leaders described gaps in local behavioral and special‑education services and urged a cross‑agency data study; lawmakers agreed to hold the bill for further drafting after testimony.
The House Education Committee held testimony on HB1325, a bill directing a cross‑agency study to identify spending and service gaps for students with high‑acuity behavioral and special‑education needs.
Representative Pfaff (speaker 4) framed the proposal as a coordination effort between the Department of Education, FSSA, Department of Health and DCS to quantify spending and service delivery so policymakers can design shared pathways and funding mechanisms. He said the bill is intended to clarify cost‑sharing and program roles rather than impose immediate new mandates on…
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