Feds Cut South Carolina’s Special-Education Funding
million for special needs students to penalize the state for not spending enough on this student population during the 2009-2010 school year. South Carolina DOE spokesman Jay Ragley said to replace this loss, the state has provided one-time state funds for the 2012-2013 school year. Next school year’s funding for special education, however, may be in question. “If the federal IDEA funds are cut again next year, it will affect the amount of school resources overall for serving students with disabilities,” Ragley added. “If a student’s IEP (Individualized Ed- ucation Plan) requires transportation accommodations, and federal funds are reduced, the school district may have to find another source of funds for transportation expenses.” Te $36 million penalty was originally set to take effect in Octo- ber 2011, but the U.S. DOE delayed it by a year. Te $36 million is the balance of an initial $111 million penalty issued in June 2011, after other amounts were forgiven. Te federal government used a provision in federal law that allows cutting a state’s special education grant permanently, if the state reduces its special-ed budget without proper justification. Tis $36
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federal funding cut to the South Carolina Department of Education for special education will not affect the current school year, but it could affect the 2013-2014 school budget, according to a state DOE spokesman.
Last October, the U.S. Department of Education withheld $36
million federal funding cut could continue every year going forward. State Superintendent of Education Mike Zais, who came aboard in January 2011, appealed the partial penalty in August of that year and requested a hearing as well as another one-year delay pending a final decision. Federal officials, however, denied the request last April, stating it approved the delay so the state could prepare for the loss. Tis prompted Zais to ask senators to add $36 million to the 2012-13 budget for special education to avoid additional penalties. Te Senate’s spending plan includes that money.
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