Bill No.: SF0094 Drafter: TH
LSO No.: 12LSO-0305 Effective Date: July 1, 2012
Enrolled Act No.: SEA0052
Chapter No.: CH0100
Prime Sponsor: Senator Anderson
Catch Title: BOCES-court ordered placement costs.
Subject: Court-ordered placement of children requiring educational services.
Summary/Major Elements:
· The department of education is directed by law to cover the education costs of juvenile and district court ordered placements of children in private treatment facilities and group homes, including programs for special education children placed in boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES);
· This act amends current law to clarify, that allowable educational services eligible for direct payment from the department specifically include educational services provided pursuant to a student's IEP (individualized education plan).