Budget Amendment ID: FY2019-S4-182

EDU 182

Licensing Group Care Facilities Serving Students With Special Needs

Messrs. deMacedo, Barrett, Lewis, Tran, Timilty and Cyr, Ms. L'Italien, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. O'Connor, Welch and Feeney moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting the following section:- "SECTION XX. Section 1A of chapter 15D of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following in line 83 after the word "instruction":- "Private residential special education schools that provide regular residential care shall be considered group care facilities only if the schools provide special education services that are intended to lead to a high school degree or its equivalency, excluding independent living programs, to children with special needs under the age of 22."