Canario Bill Would Cap Special Ed Service Cost Hikes
A bill introduced recently by Rep. Dennis Canario would place a cap on private services for special education students in public schools and help keep budgets down.
A bill recently introduced by Rep. Dennis Canario would cap cost increases by private providers for special education services in public schools, keeping them in line with local budgets. Canario (D-Dist. 71) learned of the stress placed on local budgets from cost increases by private providers after working with members of the Tiverton School Committee. Canario said the answer “is not short-changing special needs students or trimming back other areas of a school budget to cover higher special education costs. It is finding a way to keep those outside costs from rising so much, so often.” Legislation introduced by Canario, 2013-H 5203, would prohibit private educational service providers, such as the Groden Center, Bradley Hospital and …
Jane Wolk Wheeler
12:54 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Feds have NEVER funded it. Dennis is talking about capping the bill that a service provider can charge so the school has some control since they don't have the amount of $$$ they are meant to have. Nobody does! more ›