House of Representatives

SB 1269

special education; institutional placement

Sponsors: Senator Bennett

 

DP

Committee on Education
DPA

Committee on Appropriation

DPA

Caucus and COW

SB 1269 was amended in a free conference committee.

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As Transmitted to the Governor

 

 

 

SB 1269 modifies the definition of special education to include students between the ages of three and twenty-one years for the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind (ASDB) and the Arizona State Hospital (ASH).

 

History

Currently, the ASDB receives state funding for its 1,850 students through legislative appropriations, including group B weights, and special education institutional vouchers.  The State currently issues institutional vouchers for ASDB and ASH to special education students kindergarten through grade twelve, pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of Education.  SB 1269 provides that three and four year old children would be eligible for the voucher funding.

 

Provisions

·                      Modifies the definition of special education to include students between the ages of three and twenty-one years of age for the ASDB and ASH.

·                      Amended the appropriations for the Department of Education and the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind budgets to reflect that children age three and four will be eligible for voucher funding from the Department of Education.  Therefore, ASDB’s funding from the ASDB fund is increased (the fund where the voucher money is deposited) and ASDB’s general fund appropriation is decreased.  The Department of Education budget is increased to reflect the increased number of students eligible for voucher funding.  This amendment eliminated the fiscal impact.

·                      Provides that for the purposes of determining the services to pupils served by private schools under existing federal law, the state shall consider the term to include home schooled students.  Provides that if federal monies are provided to a school district or a charter school for special education services, the school district or charter school shall provide the services to both the home schooled pupils and the private schooled pupils in the same manner.

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·                      44th Legislature                                                                                                                       

·                      Second Regular Session                       2                                                             May 18, 2001

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