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Title AN ACT relating to the Special Needs Alternative Education and Welfare Program.
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Bill Request Number 280
Sponsors S. Lee, M. Dossett
Summary of Original Version Add new sections to 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 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 parent, 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, KRS 159.030, and KRS 605.115 to conform with the definition of "individualized education program" in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; direct the Office of Education Accountability to monitor and report on implementation of the program; name the act the "Special Needs Alternative Education and Welfare Act of 2010".
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
Teachers - 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 - KY Department of Education, Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program, administration of
State Agencies - Office of Education Accountability, Scholarship Program, monitor implementation of
Technical Corrections - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, conformity with

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12/17/09
  • Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/05/10
  • introduced in House
  • to Education (H)


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