Official summary
SF0094
Bill No.:
SF0094
Drafter:
TH
LSO No.:
12LSO-0305
Effective Date:
July 1, 2012
Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0052
Chapter No.:
CH0100
Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Anderson
Catch Title:
BOCES-court
ordered placement costs.
Subject:
Court-ordered placement of children
requiring educational services.
Summary/Major Elements:
The department of education
is directed by law to cover the education costs of juvenile and district court
ordered placements of children in private treatment facilities and group homes,
including programs for special education children placed in boards of
cooperative educational services (BOCES);
This act amends current law
to clarify, that allowable educational services eligible for direct payment
from the department specifically include educational services provided pursuant
to a student's IEP (individualized education plan).