Raised S.B. No. 309
Session Year 2026
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CREATION OF A CONTINGENCY SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANT, A PROHIBITION ON PRIVATE EQUITY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING GROUP TO CONSIDER INNOVATIONS IN THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.
To (1) provide a contingency special education grant for certain unanticipated special education costs, (2) prohibit the Department of Education from approving a private provider of special education services that is owned or operated by a private equity company, and (3) establish a working group to consider innovations in the provision of special education and related services through public-private partnerships.
