E2SSB 5311: Concerning special education funding formula.
Did not pass. The 2023-24 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Wellman
- Introduced
- January 12, 2023
- Status
- S Rules X
- Last action
- Senate Rules "X" file. (January 8, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Increases the special education excess cost multipliers and enrollment cap. Modifies what can be considered in the safety net determination of need and changes the threshold for awarding safety net funding for high-need students. Requires the establishment of an allocation and cost accounting methodology for special education. Directs, subject to
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Floor votes
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 202348 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
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