AN ACT CONCERNING FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S EXCESS COST FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the reimbursement will be funded or when it will become law.

Act to Fully Reimburse School Districts for Special Education Costs

This act requires that local or regional schools be fully reimbursed by the state for extra costs related to special education.

What This Bill Does

• Changes a law to require full reimbursement of school districts' extra costs for special education.

Who It Names or Affects

• Local and regional boards of education in Connecticut

Terms To Know

Special Education Excess Cost Grant

Money given by the state to help schools pay for extra costs related to providing special education.

Local or Regional Board of Education

The group that manages and oversees a school district in Connecticut.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify how the state will fund this reimbursement.
• It is unclear when the bill will become law after passing both chambers.

Official Summary Text

To make school districts whole under the special education excess cost grant.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 118 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 35
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 118

Referred to Committee on EDUCATION

Introduced by:
SEN. GORDON, 35th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF A SCHOOL
DISTRICT'S EXCESS COST FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That section 10-76g of the general statutes be amended to require that 1
a local or regional board of education be reimbursed in an amount equal 2
to the total excess cost for special education. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To make school districts whole under the special education excess cost
grant.