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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 2117 Children's Services Act; funds expended special education programs.
Introduced by: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Children's Services Act; special education programs. Requires that funds expended for private special education services under the Children's Services Act only be expended on educational programs that are licensed by the Board of Education or an equivalent out-of-state licensing agency. The bill also provides that as of July 1, 2022, such funds may only be expended for programs that the Office of Children's Services certify as having reported their tuition rates.
The bill adds children and youth previously placed in approved private school educational programs for at least six months who will receive transitional services in a public school setting to the target population for eligibility for the state pool of funds. The bill provides that state funds shall be allocated for no longer than 12 months for transitional services.
The bill requires the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Resources, in conjunction with the Office of Children's Services and the Department of Education, to establish a work group with appropriate stakeholders to develop a detailed plan to direct the transfer of Children's Services Act funds currently reserved for children requiring an educational placement in a private special education day school or residential facility to the Department of Education, as well as several other topics. The bill requires that the work group submit its plan and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by November 1, 2021, as well as a final plan and recommendations by November 1, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 1313.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102547D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103572D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21200042D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2117ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102547D
- 01/12/21 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/19/21 House: Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
- 01/19/21 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/21 House: Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
- 01/25/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103572D-H1
- 01/27/21 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/27/21 House: Incorporates HB2211 (Plum)
- 01/28/21 House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 01/29/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/21 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/21 House: Read first time
- 02/02/21 House: Read second time
- 02/02/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21103572D-H1
- 02/02/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2117H1
- 02/03/21 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/03/21 House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/04/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/21 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21200042D-S1
- 02/11/21 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/17/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/21 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21200042D-S1
- 02/18/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2117S1
- 02/18/21 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/21 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/21 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/21 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200042D-S1 (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/22/21 House: VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/25/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/25/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2117ER)
- 02/25/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/01/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
- 03/01/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/11/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 70 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/11/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070)