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This bill aims to modify existing state law to allow local and regional school boards to create regional special education programs, with a significant financial incentive. Specifically, the bill permits school districts to establish collaborative special education programs that serve multiple communities, and offers an attractive 90% reimbursement rate for school building projects related to these regional programs. By providing this high level of state funding for facility construction or renovation, the legislation seeks to encourage school districts to work together in developing more comprehensive and potentially more cost-effective special education services. The bill appears designed to help districts pool resources, expertise, and infrastructure to better support students with special educational needs, while reducing the financial burden on individual school districts through substantial state building grant support.

Education

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