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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 424

AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 AND SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS IN THE STATE.

In the Senate's Appropriations Committee since April 8, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require various reports and assessments of the needs of students with plans pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, give the Office of the Educational Ombudsperson oversight over alleged discriminatory practices related to special education services, require the Department of Education to modify its special education data system for such plans, require the Department of Social Services to evaluate school services with potential Medicaid reimbursement and to require the Chief Workforce Officer to develop a strategic assessment plan to increase the capacity of school social workers and school counselors in the state.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

In the House of Representatives

    5 co-sponsors

    Robin E. Comey, Christopher Poulos, Ronald A. Napoli Jr., Jaime S. Foster, Chris Stewart

    Its course

    March 5 to April 8, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action10 actions on 6 days

    In the SenateFrom Mar 5

    Government Oversight CommitteeMar 5 to Mar 1712 days

    Appropriations CommitteeFrom Apr 8

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Mar 5 – Apr 8

    1. Mar 5Introduced and sent to Government Oversight Committee
    2. Mar 6Heard in Government Oversight Committee
    3. Mar 17Government Oversight Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 8Sent to Appropriations Committee
    All 10 actions, as published
    1. Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 2FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 2SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 8IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMM. ONSenate