Amendment #1003 to H3400

Extraordinary Special Education Costs

Representatives Hecht of Watertown and Lawn of Watertown move to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 7061-0008 the following item:

"7061-XXXX For a reserve to provide extraordinary relief to school districts whose special education costs exceed 30 per cent of the total district costs and whose tuition and other circuit-breaker eligible costs for placements at an approved private school located within the district exceed both $1,000,000 and 25 per cent of all tuition and other circuit-breaker eligible costs for placements at approved private schools; provided further, that funds distributed from this item shall not be considered prior year aid nor shall the funds be used in the calculation of the minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 2016; and provided further, that the department shall make not less than 80 percent of the funds available for awards on or before October 15, 2015...............$350,000”.