House Bill 118

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Title AN ACT relating to the Special Needs Alternative Education and Welfare Program.
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Bill Request Number 18
Sponsor S. Lee
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS Chapter 157 to create the Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program; define terminology regarding participation; describe the process for the Kentucky Department of Education to receive student applications and to allocate scholarship funding; require a resident school district to provide annual notice of the scholarship program to parents, transfer school records, provide transportation, and permit a student to participate in the state assessment if requested; describe the requirements of a participating school application; describe parental, student, and local district responsibilities; clarify the requirements for a proportionate share of federal funds for parentally placed students with disabilities; amend KRS 157.196, 159.030, and 605.115 to conform with the definition of "individualized education program" in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Index Headings of Original Version Disabilities and the Disabled - Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program, establishment of
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program, establishment of
Education, Finance - Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program, establishment of
Health and Medical Services - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, conformity with
Medicaid - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, conformity with
State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program, administration of
Teachers - Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program, establishment of
Technical Corrections - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, conformity with

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12/19/08
  • Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/06/09
  • introduced in House
01/07/09
  • to Education (H)


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