Last Action | to Education (H) |
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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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