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Senate Bill 43

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Title AN ACT relating to the education of students with special needs.
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Bill Request Number 848
Sponsor A. Kerr
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS Chapter 157 to establish 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, and provide transportation; permit a student to participate in the state assessment if requested; describe the requirements for a nonpublic school to become a participating school; 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; cite the act as 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
Health and Medical Services - Students with Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, conformity with
Medicaid - Students with Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, conformity with
Teachers - Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program, establishment of
Technical Corrections - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, conformity with
State Agencies - Students with Kentucky Department of Education, Special Needs Scholarship Program, administration of

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12/16/09
  • Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/05/10
  • introduced in Senate
01/06/10
  • to Education (S)


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