HB1373
Regional special ed.; DOE to assess enhancements &strategies to maximize use of funds for students.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
March 6, 2026
Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
Stacey Annie Carroll (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Education; assessment; utilization of funds for regional special education students; report.
Requires the Department of Education (the Department), in collaboration with the Office of Children's Services, staff from the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, and such other stakeholders as the Department deems appropriate, to assess potential enhancements and strategies to maximize utilization of funds designated for regional special ... (More) education students, commonly referred to as the Students with Intensive Support Needs Application program, in order to decrease the number of referrals of students with disabilities into private day school placements. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations no later than December 15, 2026. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/20/2026 - House: Presented and ordered printed 26105579D
- 01/20/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/21/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1373)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 02/06/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/10/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 4-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/11/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107456D-H1
- 02/11/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107948D-H2
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute rejected
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 03/03/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1373)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
