Think Differently about Education Act of 2023
This bill establishes a notification requirement related to an individualized education program (IEP). (Generally, IEPs are individualized plans to ensure that a child with a disability receives a free appropriate public education.)
Under current law, states and local educational agencies (LEAs) must convene a team to develop an IEP. The composition of the team that develops the IEP is outlined in current law and allows for other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the child (including related services personnel, as appropriate) to participate in this team. This bill requires the LEA that serves the child to notify the child's parents of their right to include these other individuals with knowledge or special expertise on the child's IEP team.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4259 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4259
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require
notification with respect to individualized education program teams,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 21, 2023
Mr. Molinaro (for himself and Mr. Cardenas) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require
notification with respect to individualized education program teams,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Think Differently about Education
Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR IEP TEAMS.
Section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(20 U.S.C. 1414(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Notification required.--At the beginning of each
school year, each local educational agency, State educational
agency, or other State agency, as the case may be, shall notify
each parent of a child with a disability in the agency's
jurisdiction that such parent may, under paragraph (1)(B)(vi),
include individuals who have knowledge or special expertise
regarding the child, including related services personnel as
appropriate, as part of the individualized education program
team for such child.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-252.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-252.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 202.
Mr. Bean (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5705-5707)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4259.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5706)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5706)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.