FIFTIETH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2011

March 18, 2011

Mr. Speaker:

    Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 142, as amended

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

     1. Strike Senate Finance Committee Amendment 2.

     2. On page 4, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following new subsection:

          "D. The secretary may waive the limitation on full-time-equivalent ancillary service and diagnostic service personnel provided for in Subsection C of this section if the school district or charter school seeking the waiver can demonstrate that the number of full-time-equivalent positions are warranted and prudent and that the number of special education students is reasonable and valid. The school district or charter school shall provide detailed data on the school district's or charter school's special education students, including their ages, their disabilities and their level of disabilities; individualized education program data; recent employment, termination and discharge of and contracts with ancillary staff; and any other information that the department requests to validate the reasons that the school district or charter school must exceed the guidelines established in Subsection C of this section.".,

and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.                            

                             Respectfully submitted,

Rick Miera, Chairman

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

Date

The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against

Yes:      8

No:       0

Excused:  King, Roch, Stapleton

Absent:   None

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