SF0094 • 2012

BOCES-court ordered placement costs.

AN ACT relating to court ordered placement of children; clarifying allowable education costs reimbursed by the state for placements in authorized facilities; 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: Senator Anderson
Last action: 2012-03-16
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2012

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SF0094SS001

Standing Committee • COE

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by COE

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Bill History

2012-03-16 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2012-03-15 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0052
2012-03-07 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0052
2012-03-07 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0052
2012-03-07 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0052
2012-03-07 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2012-03-06 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2012-03-05 House
H Passed CoW
2012-03-02 House
H Placed on General File
2012-03-02 House
H04 Recommended Do Pass
2012-02-29 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04
2012-02-29 House
H Received for Introduction
2012-02-28 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2012-02-27 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2012-02-24 Senate
S Passed CoW
2012-02-24 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2012-02-24 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2012-02-20 Senate
S Placed on General File
2012-02-20 Senate
S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2012-02-17 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04
2012-02-15 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2012-02-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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).

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0094

ENROLLED ACT NO. 52, SENATE

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2012 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
court ordered placement of children; clarifying allowable education costs
reimbursed by
the
state for placements in authorized facilities;
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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13
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315(a)
(intro) is
amended to read:

21
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13
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315.

Costs of court ordered placement of children in private residential treatment facilities, group homes, day treatment programs and juvenile detention facilities.

(a)

The department of family services shall establish an account to pay residential and treatment costs excluding educational and medical costs of court ordered placements of children in private residential treatment facilities and group homes located in Wyoming. Programs providing education services including programs for children with disabilities provided by a board of cooperative educational services, shall bill the department of education directly for educational costs of court ordered placements. In addition, costs of all
related
services
provided pursuant to a student’s individualized education plan (IEP), including special education services, related services and supplementary aids and services

for children with disabilities and costs of education assessment for other children incurred as a result of court order prior to any placement, shall be billed directly to the department of education. The department of family services shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to provide procedures for implementing subsection (m) of this section. If the court rejects an in
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state placement recommendation
of the predisposition report or multidisciplinary team under W.S. 14
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6
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227, the court shall enter on the record specific findings of fact relied upon to support its decision to deviate from the recommended disposition. No court shall order an out
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of
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state placement unless:

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2012.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk