SB106 — modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs.
What changed between bill versions as it moved through the Legislature.
The amendment increases the annual set-aside for special education extraordinary expenses from four million to five million dollars, effective July 1, 2026, while removing automatic annual increases tied to an index factor and capping the total reserve at five million five hundred thousand dollars. This change STRENGTHENS funding for special education by raising the baseline amount but NARROWS the bill's scope by eliminating the mechanism for future cost-of-living adjustments.
The amendment increased the annual set-aside for special education extraordinary expenses from four million dollars to five million dollars, effective July 1, 2026, and changed the spending approval process from an oversight board recommendation to direct provision under § 13-37-60. This change STRENGTHENS the bill's funding commitment to special education programs while streamlining the authorization mechanism.