Earlier, Givan said the “urgent requirement” for SEN provision was “one of the most pressing challenges facing our education system”.
Last month, it was revealed that six SEN children in Northern Ireland had been left with no school place for September.
Givan said SEN capital projects needed “dedicated, earmarked funding” and warned that, otherwise, “educational inequality will deepen”.
“Last week I wrote to ministerial colleagues to ask them to support detailed proposals for ring-fenced special educational needs capital funding of around £1.7bn, separate from the main education capital budget,” he said.
“Today I appeal to members of this assembly to back me in this call.”
Earlier this month, the Education Authority (EA) said work on SEN provision for 2026-27 was well under way.
“Ongoing engagement with schools in areas of highest need for SEN provision is a priority for the EA every year,” it said.
“We know at first hand the consequences of severe budgetary constraints on education – we see them every day.”