Amendment #918 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…………………………………………………$350,000”.