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To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide that any decision relating to the establishment or implementation of policies of discipline of children with disablities in school…

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To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide that any decision relating to the establishment or implementation of policies of discipline of children with disablities in school be reserved to each State educational agency, or as determined by a State educational agency, to a local educational agency.

Introduced: February 10, 1999 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Mar 5, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Feb 10, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 10, 1999
Introduced in House
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Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to reserve to each State educational agency (SEA), or to a local educational agency as determined by the SEA, any decision relating to establishment or implementation of policies of discipline of children with disabilities in school. Requires that any such policy be applicable to all children with disabilities in that State or local educational agency.

What's happening now March 5, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 10, 1999
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 10, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 697: To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide that any decision relating to the establishment or implementation of policies of discipline of children with disablities in school be reserved to each State educational agency, or as determined by a State educational agency, to a local educational agency.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-697/
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"H.R. 697: To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide that any decision relating to the establishment or implementation of policies of discipline of children with disablities in school be reserved to each State educational agency, or as determined by a State educational agency, to a local educational agency.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-697/.
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H.R. 697, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-697/.
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