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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5779
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2513
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. PARKER, 101st Dist.
REP. WELANDER, 114th Dist.
AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING AND IMPROVING SERVICES FOR
SPECIAL EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 10-76g of the general statutes be amended to (1) phase in 1
a significantly funded excess cost grant, (2) ensure that a school district 2
in which more than ten per cent of its total student population is 3
receiving special education or related services receives the full amount 4
of its excess costs above four and one-half times its net current 5
expenditures per pupil, (3) ensure that excess costs are paid in a more 6
timely manner, (4) support an incentive system for students to be 7
educated in the town, in the region and in the state, (5) improve the 8
identification rates of students who require special education, and (6) 9
assist in developing or improving closer-to-home programs coupled 10
with ensuring accountability for private placements and facilities. 11
Statement of Purpose:
To improve funding and services for special education for students.