AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

SB 390 updates laws concerning special education services for children with disabilities, affecting students, parents, and school districts. The bill clarifies that public school districts are responsible for providing disability-related services to students whose parents place them in private schools, while parents pay for tuition. It ensures a student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) remains active when they move to a new town and extends special education benefits up to age 21, with provisions for continuing through an academic year if a student turns 21 mid-program. Effective July 1, 2025, the bill mandates that receiving school districts report quarterly to sending districts on student status and limits the sending district's financial responsibility for special education and transportation costs.