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HB0013 • 2006

Special education funding.

AN ACT relating to education funding; amending the formula for distribution of federal funds for services to preschool children with disabilities; and providing for an effective date.

Children Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Develop
Last action
2006-03-24
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2006

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Amendments

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HB0013HS001

Standing Committee • H04

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H04

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HB0013SS001

Standing Committee • COE

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by COE

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Bill History

  1. 2006-03-24 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 86

  2. 2006-03-23 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0018

  3. 2006-03-10 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0018

  4. 2006-03-10 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0018

  5. 2006-03-09 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0018

  6. 2006-03-09 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2006-03-09 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2006-03-08 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2006-03-07 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2006-03-06 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  11. 2006-03-06 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2006-03-06 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  13. 2006-03-02 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2006-03-02 Senate

    S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  15. 2006-02-27 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04

  16. 2006-02-27 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2006-02-24 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2006-02-23 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2006-02-22 House

    H Passed CoW

  20. 2006-02-22 House

    Amendment Adopted

  21. 2006-02-22 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  22. 2006-02-21 House

    H Placed on General File

  23. 2006-02-21 House

    H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  24. 2006-02-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04

  25. 2006-02-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  26. 2005-12-05 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

HB0013 Bill Summary

Bill
No.:
HB0013

Drafter:

JWL

LSO
No.:

06LSO-0052

Effective Date:

7/1/2006

Enrolled
Act No.:

HEA0018

Chapter
No.:

86

Prime
Sponsor:

Select Committee on Developmental Programs

Catch
Title:

Special education funding.

Subject:

Amends formula for distribution
of funds from Department of Education to Developmental Disabilities Division

Summary/Major
Elements:

The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act makes grant funds
available to states for the education of students with disabilities.

The Wyoming Department of Education receives
those grant funds and distributes some of the funds to the Department of
Health's Developmental Disabilities Division, which provides educational
services to pre-school children with disabilities.

This act:

o

Creates a formula for
the distribution of a portion of federal funds from the Department of Education
to the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Department of Health;

o

Directs that, for
purposes of the distribution formula, children receiving developmental
preschool services through DDD be counted as of December 1
st
of the
preceding year.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0013

ENROLLED ACT NO. 18, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2006 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to education funding; amending the formula for distribution of federal funds for services to preschool children with disabilities; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1
.

W.S. 21
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2
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705 by creating new subsections (c) and (d) is amended to read:

21
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2
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705.

Fund allocation.

(c)

All funds received by the state from the federal government pursuant to section 611(d) and reserved by the state pursuant to section 611(e)(2) of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act shall be retained by the department of education for state level activities authorized by federal law. The department of education shall expend these amounts in accordance with the following:

(i)

A per student allocation shall be determined by dividing the retained amount, less funds allowed to be retained in the state's high risk pool under section 611(e)(3)(A) of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, by the number of students aged three (3) through twenty-one (21) years receiving special education services on December 1 of the preceding school year;

(ii)

The department of education shall distribute to the division an amount determined by multiplying the per student allocation, determined pursuant to paragraph (i) of this subsection, by the number of children aged three (3) through five (5) years receiving special education services through the division;

(iii)

For purposes of this subsection, "children aged three (3) through five (5) years receiving special education services through the division" means the actual number of students receiving services through the division on December 1 of the preceding school year;

(v)

Any remaining funds shall be expended for state level activities authorized by section 611(e)(2) and (3) of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

(d)

All funds received by the state from the federal government pursuant to section 619(c) and reserved by the state pursuant to section 619(f) of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act shall be distributed by the state department of education to the division. To the extent not prohibited by federal law, funds distributed under this subsection shall be expended in a manner jointly determined by the department of education and the division for direct services to children with disabilities eligible for services under federal law.

Section 2.

W.S. 21
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2
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705(b) is repealed.

Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2006.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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