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Budget Amendments - HB1500 (Conference Report)

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Funding for Part C Early Intervention Services

Item 315 #1c

Item 315 #1c

First Year - FY2013 Second Year - FY2014
Health And Human Resources
Grants To Localities FY2013 ($750,000) FY2014 $3,000,000 GF

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Page 285, line 34, strike "$348,371,560" and insert "$347,621,560".
Page 285, line 35, strike "$325,471,560" and insert "$328,471,560".
Page 286, line 15, strike "$10,203,366" and insert "$9,453,366".Page 286, line 16, strike "$10,203,366" and insert "$13,203,366".Page 286, strike lines 32 through 34.


Explanation
(This amendment provides $3.0 million from the general fund the second year for Part C early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities. The introduced budget added $2.3 million from the general fund the first year and $3.0 million from the general fund the second year to address a waiting list for Part C early intervention services for infants and toddlers. This additional funding will reduce the waiting list for assessments and services as well as resolve service-level restrictions that were implemented to manage the lack of funding. In addition, the introduced budget provided $750,000 from the general fund the first year to update a data collection system for the Part C program. This amendment removes $750,000 the first year from the general fund and budget language requiring this expenditure for the data collection system. Prompt service delivery is critical in order to ensure that infants and toddlers with disabilities develop to their full potential and avoid the need for special education services when they enter school. Last year, 15,676 infants were served at an average cost of $3,936 per child.)