HB 86 DE

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This Act provides increased funding for kindergarten through third grade students identified as eligible for basic special education services. Currently, basic special education is provided for students in fourth through twelfth grade who are identified as eligible for basic special education and related services; there is no additional unit funding for students in kindergarten through third grade who may be eligible for basic special education services. The Act adds a designation of “K-3 Basic Special Education (basic)” and over three years reduces the number of students comprising a unit from the current 16.2 to 8.4. This Act will increase the unit count funding for K-3 Basic Special Education (basic) students by School Year 2023-2024, Fiscal Year 2024, to be consistent with the 8.4 unit of pupils currently available to students in grades 4 through 12. Sections 1 through 3 of this Act change the funding chart currently in the Code to subsections and provides for a decrease in the ratio between the number of students enrolled and the unit count for basic special education from 16.2 currently to 12.2 in Fiscal Year 2022, 10.2 in Fiscal Year 2023, and 8.4 in Fiscal Year 2024. Section 4 of this Act delays the effect of each Section until the start of each new fiscal year in the 3-year cycle over which this Act’s changes are intended to occur.

• Kimberly Williams Democratic · primary
• Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
• Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic · primary
• S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic · primary
• Trey Paradee Democratic · primary
• David P. Sokola Democratic · primary
• Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
• John "Jack" Walsh Democratic · primary
• Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic · primary
• Peter C. Schwartzkopf · primary
• Valerie Longhurst · primary
• John L. Mitchell · primary
• Stephanie T. Bolden · primary
• William Bush Democratic · primary
• William J. Carson Democratic · primary
• Debra Heffernan Democratic · primary
• John A. Kowalko · primary
• Sean M. Lynn Democratic · primary
• Sean Matthews · primary
• Sherae'a Moore Democratic · primary
• Eric Morrison Democratic · primary
• Edward S. Osienski Democratic · primary
• Michael Ramone · primary
• Michael F. Smith Republican · primary
• Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic · primary

1. Jan 27, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · lower
2. Mar 17, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 7 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits · lower
3. Mar 25, 2021 Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House · lower
4. Jun 4, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · lower
5. Jun 4, 2021 Suspension of Rules in House · lower
6. Jun 10, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NO · lower
7. Jun 10, 2021 Assigned to Education Committee in Senate · upper
8. Jun 15, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · upper
9. Jun 15, 2021 Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate · upper
10. Jun 16, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
11. Jun 22, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
12. Jul 30, 2021 Signed by Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

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• Bill Text · PDF