04/28/1994 04:20 PM Senate JUD

 SENATOR TAYLOR brought  HB 429  (SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY)            
 before the committee as the next order of business.                           
                                                                               
 WALT WILCOX, staff to Representative Jeannette James, was present             
 to respond to questions.                                                      
                                                                               
 MARGARET LOWE, Commissioner of the Department of Health & Social              
 Services, explained that this is a special education service agency           
 that provides individualized teaching services to low incidence               
 handicapping condition children in rural areas.  This would remove            
 the agency from being under the Governor's Council on Disabilities            
 and Special Education making it its own private nonprofit agency.             
                                                                               
 SENATOR HALFORD moved that HB 429 be passed out of committee with             
 individual recommendations.  Hearing no objection, it was so                  
 ordered.