Despite the state’s difficult fiscal times, the legislature approved a bill that will require public school districts to continue providing certain taxpayer-funded services to students with disabilities in parochial schools. The state Board of Regents, following the federal government’s lead, had recently concluded that the private schools themselves should begin paying for these services. However, a strong lobbying push spearheaded by the Catholic Diocese convinced the legislature to overturn that ruling.
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