HB461
Special education; certain educational settings, student age range restriction.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 13, 2026
House: Read first time
Chief Patron:
Laura Jane Cohen (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Special education; certain educational settings; student age range restrictions.
Establishes a maximum age range of three years for children with disabilities in grades kindergarten through six in nongeneral educational settings and prohibits any student with a disability in grades kindergarten through six from being placed in any educational setting in which the maximum age range exceeds three years unless ... (More) the student's individualized education program (IEP) team determines that an exception is appropriate and justifies such exception in the student's IEP. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101364D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB461)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/10/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107653D-H1
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB461)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
