Relating to special education for children with a low incidence disability.
Summary
Directs the Department of Education to develop a formula and to submit a report related to the calculation of the cost of operating and administering a local, county or regional program of special education.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Signed May 19, 2025
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May 19, 2025
MODERATE
The bill progressed from an introduced draft to an enrolled version, meaning it has been passed by both legislative chambers and signed into law. The substantive policy content regarding special education funding for low-incidence disabilities remained unchanged, with only formatting, header information, and signature lines updated to reflect the final legislative process.
TECHNICAL
Removed the 'SUMMARY' section and editor's digest that explained the bill's purpose, as this is no longer needed in the final enrolled version.
Changed the document header from 'Senate Bill 868' to 'Enrolled Senate Bill 868' to indicate the bill has been approved by both houses and the Governor.
Added signature lines for the Secretary of Senate, President of Senate, Governor, Speaker of House, and Secretary of State to document final approval and filing.
Updated dates to reflect passage by the Senate (March 24, 2025) and House (May 8, 2025), with placeholders for Governor's approval and filing dates.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025 · House May 8, 2025
How they voted
27–2
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 24, 2025
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican12
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 19, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Dobson. Passed.
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education.
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education.
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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