Bill > HB3241

This bill modifies existing education law regarding services for students with exceptionalities and education in correctional facilities, primarily by removing language that makes educational services for adults in correctional facilities and regional jails contingent on specific funding. The bill eliminates the phrase requiring education for adults in these facilities only "to the extent funds are provided" and "to the extent that those adult students are still eligible to receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE)." The changes also update several terms throughout the text, such as replacing "assuring" with "ensuring" and renumbering some subsections. Additionally, the bill adds a provision explicitly requiring the State Superintendent of Schools to stimulate and assist county boards of education in establishing special educational services, and expands language about cooperating with agencies providing services for students with exceptionalities. The overall intent appears to be removing funding-related barriers and ensuring more comprehensive educational support for students and adults in specialized settings like correctional facilities, mental health facilities, and residential institutions.