Revision: April 2, 2010, midnight
SB 520-FN-LOCAL – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/24/10 1175s
2010 SESSION
04/09
SENATE BILL 520-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to school district liability for special education costs.
SPONSORS: Sen. Bragdon, Dist 11
This bill clarifies school district financial liability for special education and related services provided to a child.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/24/10 1175s
10-2969
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to school district liability for special education costs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Special Education; Liability for Expenses. Amend RSA 186-C:13 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. If a child attends a public school operated by a school district in which the child does not reside, the school district in which the child resides shall bear financial responsibility for the child under this chapter unless the school district in which the child does not reside is liable under paragraph I of this section or explicitly accepts financial responsibility through a written agreement. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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10-2969
Amended 04/01/10
SB 520 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to school district liability for special education costs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Educations states this bill, as amended by the Senate (Amendment #2010-1175s), will have no fiscal impact on state, county and local revenues and expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Education states current state law (RSA 186-C:7) and federal law (20 USC 1413 as implemented by 34 CFR 300.201) assign responsibility to the resident school district for providing special education and related services to children that reside in the district. This bill reiterates current law.