Special Needs Education Legislation
This page contains links to articles and resources regarding legislation that directly affects special needs education in Kentucky.
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2010 General Assembly
House Bill 155
It is an act creating the Kentucky Family Trust Program. House Bill 155 proposes to create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to establish the Kentucky Family Trust Program, which would operate a special needs or supplemental needs trust that allows family and friends to place money into trust for the supplemental care of persons with disabilities without endangering the beneficiary's eligibility for public benefits.
House Bill 77
House Bill 77 was introduced on January 5, 2010 by Representative Stan Lee for the 2010 General Assembly. It is an act relating to the Special Needs Alternative Education and Welfare Program.
The bill proposes to add new sections to KRS Chapter 157 to create the Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program; define terminology regarding participation; describe the process for the Kentucky Department of Education to receive student applications and to allocate scholarship funding; require a resident school district to provide annual notice of the program to parents, transfer school records, provide transportation, and permit a student to participate in the state assessment if requested; describe the requirements of a participating school application; describe parent, student, and local district responsibilities; clarify the requirements for a proportionate share of federal funds for parentally placed students with disabilities; amend KRS 157.196, KRS 159.030, and KRS 605.115 to conform with the definition of "individualized education program" in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; direct the Office of Education Accountability to monitor and report on implementation of the program; name the act the "Special Needs Alternative Education and Welfare Act of 2010".[1]
Senate Bill 43
Senate Bill 43 proposes to create new sections of KRS Chapter 157 to establish the Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program; define terminology regarding participation; describe the process for the Kentucky Department of Education to receive student applications and to allocate scholarship funding; require a resident school district to provide annual notice of the scholarship program to parents, transfer school records, and provide transportation; permit a student to participate in the state assessment if requested; describe the requirements for a nonpublic school to become a participating school; describe parent, student, and local district responsibilities; clarify the requirements for a proportionate share of federal funds for parentally placed students with disabilities; amend KRS 157.196, KRS 159.030, and KRS 605.115 to conform with the definition of "individualized education program" in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; cite the act as the "Special Needs Alternative Education and Welfare Act of 2010".[2]
