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House Bill 477

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Title AN ACT relating to special education.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 1739
Sponsor S. Lee
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 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, 159.030, and 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 portions of the act the "Special Needs Alternative Education and Welfare Act of 2017."
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
Legislative Research Commission - Office of Education Accountability, scholarship program, monitoring implementation of
State Agencies - Department of Education, Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program, administration of
State Agencies - Office of Education Accountability, scholarship program, monitoring implementation of
Teachers - Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program, establishment of
Medicaid - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, conformity with

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02/17/17
  • introduced in House
02/21/17
  • to Education (H)


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