5091-S2.E AMH DOLA H3110.1
E2SSB 5091 - H AMD TO APP COMM AMD (H-2874.1/19) 813
By Representative Dolan
ADOPTED 04/27/2019
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(B) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, either:
(I) 1.0075"
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"(ii) If the enrollment percent exceeds thirteen and five-tenths percent, the excess cost allocation calculated under (b)(i) of this subsection must be adjusted by multiplying the allocation by thirteen and five-tenths percent divided by the enrollment percent."
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EFFECT: Revises the intent section to remove language indicating that the current special education funding structure would be maintained until data could be collected and used to inform whether an alternative system of funding may be necessary to better reflect the current needs.
Changes the threshold under which a high need student's individualized education program costs are eligible for safety net awards from 2.2 to 2.3 times the average per-pupil expenditure.
Modifies the special education excess cost allocation calculation for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade as follows: (1) Changes the multiplier from 1.00 to 0.995 for the 2019-20 school year (an increase from 0.9609 under current law); and (2) creates a tiered multiplier, beginning in the 2020-21 school year, of 0.995 for students in the general education setting for less than 80 percent of the school day and 1.0075 for students in the general education setting for 80 percent or more of the school day.
Makes nonsubstantive changes, such as moving language specifying the calculation of the 13.5 percent enrollment limit and using the term "eligible for and receiving special education" consistently throughout the bill.
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