Rep. COLLINS proposes the following Amendment No.     to H.5201 as introduced by Ways & Means

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EXPLANATION: New proviso to determine whether educational services provided to students with disabilities are delivered effectively and efficiently.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 306, after line 16, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:

/(SDE: Educational Services For Children With Disabilities Report) In order to determine whether educational services provided to students with disabilities are delivered effectively and efficiently and whether services or funding should be reformed, the Department of Education shall provide a report to the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children and to the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office on targets identified from the Annual Performance Report on the most recent State Performance Plan submitted as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004, Section 616 and Section 619 to include all Indicators 1-16 and Tables 1-6 required under these Sections that have not been met by a school district.

Further, the department shall report the number of special education personnel employed or contracted as of November 1, 2020, to provide special education and related services to students eligible under IDEA Part B, disaggregated by position and by school district, and to indicate the number of FTEs considered fully certified for their position and the number of FTEs not fully certified who are employed on an emergency, provisional or other basis, including long-term substitute teachers.

The Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children, in conjunction with the department, shall establish the reporting format and the reports shall be submitted on or before November 15, 2020. The Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children is directed to report its finding and a work plan to assess and develop recommendations concerning service delivery to students with disabilities to the Governor, the General Assembly, the Department of Education, and the State Board of Education by February 1, 2021. /

Amend totals and titles to conform.