Adds to existing law to create the Special Education Reimbursement Act facilitating Medicaid reimbursement to schools for eligible pupils.

The purpose of this legislation is to assist public schools in accessing federal Medicaid flow-through dollars to provide federally-mandated services to special-needs students. Specifically, the legislation clarifies the difference between school-based Medicaid reimbursement program and the for-profit community-based program and sets out definitions related to this new section. This legislation also sets out what services can be provided to a special-needs student, how often the services need to be reviewed, when reimbursement for the services will begin, and who can authorize those services. This legislation sets our specific parameters for an Interagency Student Services Support Committee, specifically: the committee membership and terms of office, governance of the committee, committee voting rights, the committee's mission. The committee will report back to the legislature annually. This legislation states that public schools can receive reimbursement for Medicaid Administrative Claiming (or "MAC Claiming") which will allow public schools to seek reimbursement for provided eligible administrative services. It also sets parameters for a professional development program for staff in public schools who submit reimbursement for these services. Finally, the legislation sets out accountability measures to assure that public schools are complying with federal and state requirements as well as audit requirements.