FINANCING

Funding for special needs is mainly provided by the government.  The State is obliged to equip special schools or mainstream schools where special education is provided, with all the required equipment and staff, according to the provisions of the Law.  The number of the staff and the budgets for each school depend on the number of pupils and the provisions at the school.

If the District Committees, who evaluate children with special educational needs, decide the attendance of a child in a school for special education and training, which is not located in the area where the child lives, the State cares for the transportation of the child to and from school.
Children in special schools are transported to and from school free of charge.

The Education of Children with Special Needs Regulations 186(I)/2001, Part IX concerns the Building Specifications of Public and Private Schools. In the Regulations it is reported that all schools (public and private), in which children with special needs study, should fulfil the building specifications of the Regulations.  The State is responsible for making school buildings accessible for pupils with special needs.
The Local Education Authorities are financed by the Government to pay for school assistants for pupils in special units or mainstream schools that need, according to the District Committees, this provision.
Special individual equipment for the child (wheel chairs, special seats, assistive technology) is also provided by the State, according to the child’s evaluation.