Plain English Breakdown
The bill states that definitions for 'severely disabled' and 'specified alternative assessments' exist but does not provide them in this text.
Special Education Funding and Reporting Changes
This law adds new state funding for special education based on students eligible for alternate assessments or who are severely disabled, while requiring schools to report these student numbers.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the per-pupil entitlement calculation to include pupils eligible for specified alternative assessments.
- Directs funds to be apportioned for providing services required under individualized education programs for pupils eligible for those alternative assessments.
- Adds a special education grant within the local control funding formula based on the percentage of severely disabled pupils served by an agency.
- Requires county superintendents, school districts, and charter schools to annually report enrollment numbers of severely disabled students using state data systems.
- Requires recipients of the new special education grant to prioritize early interventions for severely disabled pupils.
Who It Names or Affects
- Special Education Local Plan Areas
- County superintendents of schools, school districts, and charter schools
- Pupils with low-incidence disabilities or severe disabilities eligible for alternate assessments
Terms To Know
- Local Control Funding Formula
- The system used to calculate state funding given to school districts and charter schools.
- Alternate Assessments
- Specific tests designed for students who cannot take standard academic exams due to disabilities, as specified by the bill.
- Low-Incidence Disabilities
- Disabilities defined in existing law that include hearing impairments, vision impairments, or severe orthopedic issues.
Limits and Unknowns
- The new funding requirements only happen if the state legislature approves money for this purpose.
- Specific definitions of 'severely disabled' and which alternate assessments count are not detailed in this summary text but are defined elsewhere in law.
- Reimbursement to local agencies depends on a future determination by the Commission on State Mandates.