AN ACT CONCERNING FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S EXCESS COST FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

SB 590 requires the state to fully reimburse Connecticut school districts for all excess costs incurred in providing special education services, directly affecting local and regional school boards. The bill amends existing law to mandate reimbursement equal to the "total excess cost" (the amount districts spend beyond current state funding), rather than partial reimbursement under the current system. This policy change aims to ensure school districts are financially covered for all special education expenses, as stated in the bill's purpose: "to make school districts whole under the special education excess cost grant." The bill does not alter eligibility or service requirements, only the reimbursement amount.