LCO No. 2538 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 881 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 2538 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: SEN. HOCHADEL, 13th Dist. REP. QUINN, 82nd Dist. REP. FAZZINO, 83rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE FULL FUNDING OF THE EXCESS COST GRANT AND RESOURCES FOR COLLABORATION IN THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. 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 delete "within available appropriations" and provide 2 resources for initiatives for collaboration among local and regional 3 boards of education to address special education needs. 4 Statement of Purpose: To fully fund the excess cost grant and provide resources for collaboration among school districts to address special education needs.