SB 1326 requires
the Department of Education (ADE) to develop policies and procedures which
provide for timely and efficient services to individuals with disabilities
residing in foster or group homes.
Provisions
·Clarifies that the special education section of ADE
must develop policies and procedures for the provision of special education
services to individuals with disabilities residing in foster or group homes.
·Lists specific items that shall be addressed by the
special education section of ADE and the Division of Developmental Disabilities
within the Department of Economic Security (DES).
SB 1326 was amended in the Education
Committee as follows:
·Removes the language requiring ADE to disperse $150,000
by August 1, 2000.
·Clarifies that the special education section of ADE
must develop policies and procedures for the provision of special education
services to individuals with disabilities residing in foster or group homes.
·Adds specific items that shall be addressed by the
special education section of ADE and the Division of Developmental Disabilities
within the Department of Economic Security (DES).
The Education Committee amendment was
adopted in Committee of the Whole.