Outside Section 50

Special Education Provider Rate Freeze

SECTION 50.   Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the operational services division which, under section 274 of chapter 110 of the acts of 1993, is responsible for determining prices for programs under chapter 71B of the General Laws, shall set those prices in fiscal year 2008 at the same level calculated for fiscal year 2007, except the prices for those programs for extraordinary relief, as defined in 808 CMR 1.06(4). Programs for which prices in fiscal year 2007 were lower than the full amount permitted by the operational services division shall be permitted to charge in fiscal year 2008 the full price calculated for fiscal year 2007.
 
 

Summary:
This section freezes Special Education provider rate increases at the FY07 level.