Amendment #490 to H4200

Extraordinary SpEd costs

Representatives Lawn of Watertown and Hecht of Watertown move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-0011, by inserting after the words “For a reserve;” the following:- (i) to; and inserting after the words “fiscal year 2018;” the following:-and (ii) to provide extraordinary relief to school districts whose special education costs exceed 25 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 not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the purposes of clause (ii)