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SB23-099

Special Education Funding

Concerning funding for special education services, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Session:
2023 Regular Session
Subject:
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Bill Summary

Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance. The bill increases the required annual appropriation to the department of education by an additional $40,203,671 to fund children who have one or more disabilities and receive special education services from a school district, board of cooperative services, a charter school network, a charter school collaborative, or the state charter school institute that is providing educational services to exceptional children.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Status

Introduced
Passed
Became Law

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Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Sen. R. Zenzinger
Rep. L. Frizell, Rep. C. Kipp

Sponsor

Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. P. Lundeen
Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. R. Pugliese

Co-sponsor

Sen. J. Buckner, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. S. Fenberg, Sen. B. Gardner, Sen. J. Ginal, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. N. Hinrichsen, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. L. Liston, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. D. Moreno, Sen. K. Mullica, Sen. B. Pelton, Sen. R. Pelton, Sen. K. Priola, Sen. J. Rich, Sen. D. Roberts, Sen. T. Sullivan, Sen. P. Will, Sen. F. Winter
Rep. J. Amabile, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. S. Bird, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. R. Dickson, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. R. English, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. L. Garcia, Rep. S. Gonzales-Gutierrez, Rep. E. Hamrick, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. J. Joseph, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. W. Lindstedt, Rep. M. Lukens, Rep. J. Mabrey, Rep. M. Martinez, Rep. T. Mauro, Rep. K. McCormick, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. S. Sharbini, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. M. Snyder, Rep. M. Soper, Rep. T. Story, Rep. B. Titone, Rep. E. Velasco, Rep. M. Weissman, Rep. J. Willford, Rep. S. Woodrow, Rep. M. Young, Rep. C. deGruy Kennedy

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