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IA SF2018
Bill
Status
1/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Molly Donahue
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AI Summary
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Accredited nonpublic schools would be required to provide special education services to enrolled students who need such services, shifting this responsibility from being solely a public school district obligation.
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Area Education Agencies (AEAs) must furnish educational services including special education programs to pupils enrolled in both public and accredited nonpublic schools that request to receive such services.
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Special education support, health services, and related services for identifying children with disabilities may be provided on nonpublic school premises with permission from the property's lawful custodian.
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The Director of the Department of Education must report costs of providing special education instruction and services to nonpublic school students to the school budget review committee every two years starting December 1.
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Programs and services provided to nonpublic school students must be comparable to those provided to public school students within constitutional guidelines.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to special education, including by requiring accredited nonpublic schools to provide special education services to students enrolled in the school who require such services and modifying the responsibilities of area education agencies, and including effective date provisions.
Last Action
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Donahue, and Kraayenbrink. S.J. 67.
1/13/2026