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).