Here’s the state-by-state breakout of the increase in special education funds. Parents need to have a process in place in their state to assure that all of these monies are used to assist students with disabilities more effectively.
| State | FY '96 | FY '97 | Alabama | $40,895,889 | $53,205,158 | Alaska | $7,445,561 | $9,531,124 | Arizona | $30,926,630 | 41,489,412 | Arkansas | $21,767,818 | $29,202,469 | California | $228,622,421 | $306,706,862 | Colorado | $28,189,964 | $37,818,055 | Connecticut | $31,009,767 | $41,600,944 | Delaware | $6,415,559 | $8,485,646 | Florida | $125,183,617 | $167,939,236 | Georgia | $54,500,058 | $73,114,185 | Hawaii | $6,468,961 | $8,678,391 | Idaho | $9,586,202 | $12,860,304 | Illinois | $103,277,776 | $138,551,603 | Indiana | $54,064,193 | $72,529,453 | Iowa | $26,735,870 | $35,867,326 | Kansas | $21,632,619 | $29,021,094 | Kentucky | $33,452,225 | $44,877,606 | Louisiana | $36,749,462 | $49,300,992 | Maine | $12,862,856 | $17,256,078 | Maryland | $40,707,760 | $54,611,221 | Massachussetts | $64,529,602 | $85,108,762 | Michigan | $76,182,721 | $102,202,415 | Minnesota | $39,676,213 | $53,227,356 | Mississippi | $26,960,663 | $36,168,896 | Missouri | $48,997,264 | $65,731,949 | Montana | $7,447,163 | $9,904,162 | Nebraska | $15,863,867 | $21,282,063 | Nevada | $11,381,723 | $15,269,074 | New Hampshire | $10,206,502 | $13,692,464 | New Jersey | $79,530,001 | $106,692,937 | New Mexico | $19,201,461 | $25,759,591 | New York | $159,349,369 | $213,774,040 | North Carolina | $59,357,530 | $79,630,693 | North Dakota | $5,044,365 | $6,689,221 | Ohio | $91,825,830 | $123,188,322 | Oklahoma | $29,633,498 | $38,834,839 | Oregon | $26,241,486 | $35,204,089 | Pennsylvania | $86,078,620 | $114,200,782 | Rhode Island | $10,118,522 | $13,574,435 | South Carolina | $34,921,251 | $46,848,368 | South Dakota | $6,432,855 | $8,398,478 | Tennessee | $51,036,950 | $68,468,276 | Texas | $178,197,295 | $239,059,379 | Utah | $21,172,943 | $28,404,419 | Vermont | $4,539,452 | $6,089,871 | Virginia | $57,509,947 | $77,152,081 | Washington | $43,138,514 | $57,872,182 | West Virginia | $18,358,789 | $24,629,110 | Wisconsin | $42,946,007 | $57,613,926 | Wyoming | $5,064,508 | $6,794,256 | District of Columbia | $3,133,152 | $3,821,329 | Puerto Rico | $18,127,953 | $22,976,161 | American Samoa | $2,546,094 | $3,578,888 | Guam | $6,151,324 | $8,646,536 | Virgin Islands | $4,663,611 | $6,555,350 | Other/Outlying | $37,774,747 | $47,830,111 |
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