Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-142-R2

2nd Redraft EDU 142

Extraordinary Special Education Costs

Mr. Brownsberger and Ms. Gobi moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-0012, by adding the following words:- “; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for school districts in which special education costs exceed 25 per cent of the total district costs and in which 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”; and in said section 2, in said item 7061-0012 by striking out the figure “281,072,308” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “281,572,308”.