2007 House Bill 30 (Create scholarship program for special needs children)

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Introduced by Rep. Stan Lee (R) on January 2, 2007, to establish the Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program to permit certain students to receive a scholarship to move from his or her resident public school to a participating school. The bill would define participating school as a public or nonpublic school that meets certain criteria and accepts the student for enrollment. The bill would set the maximum amount of the scholarship as an amount equal to the per pupil funding based on the average daily attendance and add-on funds for exceptional children that are allotted under the Support Education Excellence in Kentucky program. The bill would require the resident district to provide or pay for transportation for the student to attend the nonpublic participating school. Under the bill's terms, the Kentucky Board of Education would promulgate necessary administrative regulations to implement and manage the scholarship program.
- Referred to the House Education Committee on January 3, 2007.

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1) support this bill [by Anonymous Citizen on October 13, 2007]
This is a bill that needs support and direction. with the help of the school boards maybe this won't end up like any other program. This could make a real difference in the lives of a lot of disabled kentucky residents, so lets support it.
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2) Special Needs [by Anonymous Citizen on June 14, 2007]
As a parent of two special needs children in the public school system, I feel its important to look at all the facts. The public school system does not take into account behavior issues caused by the child's condition. The schools are overcrowded and staff are not trained special education teachers. On the other hand, I have found the private schools can't do the job either. There are schools in the state of Ohio that are specifically designed for special needs students. This is what we need here.
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3) GraduatedSpecEdParent [by Anonymous Citizen on March 12, 2007]
What a wonderful piece of legislation! I live in CA. Our parents only wish such a thing might be possible in our state. My dealings with public school spec ed school personnel were years of pure nightmare. After my 12 year old had a nervous break-down (which made absolutely no difference to the public school personnel), my husband and I moved our child to a private school at our expense for the rest of his education. What a tremendous difference! The private school personnel actually listened to us and accommodated our every request for our son. Without them, I know he would not be a university graduate today! Parents, call your legislator and tell them to support the bill!!!PS -- I am a teacher by profession --that is why I knew what the public schools provided my son was inadequate.
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