Amendment ID: S2350-41

Amendment 41

Recovery high school transportation reimbursement

Ms. Friedman, Messrs. Cyr, Welch, Brady, Keenan, Eldridge, Moore and Timilty, Ms. Rausch and Mr. Lesser move that the proposed new draft be amended in Section 17 by inserting after the definition of “Instructional costs”, in lines 470 to 484, the following definition:-

“Recovery high school”, a public school or collaborative program as defined in subsection (a) of section 91 of chapter 71.

and further,

in Section 17 by striking out, in lines 485 to 490, the first 3 sentences of subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following sentences:- There shall be, subject to appropriation, a special education reimbursement and recovery high school transportation reimbursement program. The program shall reimburse municipalities for: (1) the eligible instructional costs and for the cost of required out-of-district transportation associated with implementing individual education plans of students receiving special education services pursuant to this chapter; and (2) for the cost of required out-of-district transportation associated with students attending a recovery high school. The reimbursements shall be in addition to amounts distributed pursuant to chapter 70 and section 91 of chapter 71 and shall not be included in the calculation of base aid, as defined in said chapter 70, for any subsequent fiscal year.