5841-S2 AMS BRAN MOOR 018

2SSB 5841 - S AMD 146

   By    Senator Brandland

WITHDRAWN 3/9/2007

   On page 6, following line 24, insert the following:

   "NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 28A.155 RCW to read as follows:

   (1) Beginning with the 2007-08 school year and each school year thereafter, an additional two hundred dollars per each average annual special education student will be allocated to augment the special education safety net in section 507 of the omnibus appropriations act.

   (2) The funds appropriated in this section are in addition to any special education safety net funds appropriated in section 507 of the omnibus appropriations act. Any funds from this appropriation not expended for special education safety net awards shall be allocated to school districts based on the number of resident students ages three to twenty-one receiving specially designed instruction in accordance with a properly formulated individualized education program."

   Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly. 

2SSB 5841 - S AMD 146

   By    Senator Brandland

WITHDRAWN 3/9/2007

   On page 1, line 3 of the title, after "28A.630 RCW;" insert "adding a new section to 28A.155 RCW;"

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EFFECT: An additional $200 per special education student per year will be allocated to augment the special education safety net. Any unexpended amounts from this allocation not spent on the safety net will be allocated to school districts based on the number of special education students. The estimated increase to the safety net from this new allocation is approximately $50 million per biennium.