General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5584 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1704 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5584 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1704 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE LOWERING OF 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 times the average per pupil cost to three and one-half times the average per pupil cost. Statement of Purpose: To lower the reimbursement threshold for special education costs.