Section 103 Special Education Out-of-State Tuition Rates

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the bureau of purchased services in the operational services division shall determine prices for programs under chapter 71B of the General Laws in fiscal year 2027 by increasing the final fiscal year 2026 price by the rate of inflation as determined by the division. The division shall adjust prices for extraordinary relief pursuant to 808 C.M.R. 1.06(4). The division shall accept applications for program reconstruction and special circumstances in fiscal year 2027. The division shall authorize the fiscal year 2027 price for out-of-state purchasers requested by a program, not to exceed a maximum price determined by the bureau, by identifying the most recent price calculated for the program and applying the estimated rate of inflation for each year, as determined by the bureau pursuant to section 22N of chapter 7 of the General Laws, in which the rate of inflation is frozen beginning with fiscal year 2004, in a compounded manner for each fiscal year.