General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5078
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 433
Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced by:
REP. JANOWSKI, 56th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5078
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 433
Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced by:
REP. JANOWSKI, 56th Dist.
AN ACT LOWERING THE EXCESS COST THRESHOLD FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION COSTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (b) of section 10-76g of the general statutes be amended to reduce the reimbursement threshold for special education costs from four and one-half time the average per pupil cost to three times the average per pupil cost and remove the cap so that the grant will be fully funded.
Statement of Purpose:
To reduce the local tax burden by requiring the state to pay more for special education by lowering the excess cost threshold.