House of Representatives

HB 2380

special education integration pilot program

Sponsors: Representatives Knaperek, Huppenthal et al.

 

dPA

Committee on Education

DPA

Committee on Appropriation

DPA

Caucus and COW

This bill as introduced contains an Appropriation clause.

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As Passed the House

 

HB 2380 establishes a pilot program to streamline and coordinate special education services.

 

History

Laws 1999, Chapter 67 established the Joint Legislative Study Committee on Special Education and Regulation.  As part of the final recommendations, the Committee recommended that a Special Education Service Integration Fund be established in order to integrate special education services at the local level.  HB 2380 requires the Department of Education to develop a pilot program in five school districts in order to streamline, expedite and coordinate special education services.  The Department shall adopt the rules for of the pilot program and shall provide grant funding to the participating school districts from the Special Education Services Integration Fund.

 

Provisions

·                      Requires the Department of Education to establish a three-year pilot program in five school districts to streamline, expedite and coordinate special education services through the integration of those services at the local level.  One of the participating school districts must be in a county with fewer that one hundred thousand persons.  The Department of Education shall adopt rules to prescribe application and eligibility requirements for school districts that wish to participate in the pilot program. 

·                      Requires the Department of Education to submit a report that summarizes the results of the pilot program and recommendations for proposed legislation to the Governor,  Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, and provide a copy of the report to the Secretary of State and the Director of the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records.

 

 

 

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44th Legislature                                                                                                                                   

Second Regular Session                                   2                                                             May 18, 2001

 

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