LCO No. 718 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5785 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 718 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. DUBITSKY, 47th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE EXCESS COST THRESHOLD FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. 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 1 amended to revise the reimbursement threshold for special education 2 costs for school districts with a student population of fewer than one 3 thousand from four and one-half times the average per pupil cost to 4 three times the net current expenditures per pupil for the prior fiscal 5 year. 6 Statement of Purpose: To modify the excess cost threshold for special education costs in order to reduce the financial hardship on small school districts with low student enrollment.