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S 1226 108th Congress Senate

2003 Act to Prevent Developmental Disabilities in Education

Official title: A bill to coordinate efforts in collecting and analyzing data on the incidence and prevalence of developmental disabilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 10, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 10, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7633)
Jun 10, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7633)
Jun 10, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 10, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7633)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
2003 Act to Prevent Developmental Disabilities in Education - Directs the Secretary of Education to coordinate efforts with the Director of the National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collecting and analyzing data to determine localities with a high incidence of developmental disabilities and possible causes for such circumstance. Directs the Secretary and the Director in implementing this Act to reconcile data collected in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on the prevalence of developmental disabilities with existing surveillance and data collection systems, registries, and surveys that are administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 10, 2003
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 10, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1226: 2003 Act to Prevent Developmental Disabilities in Education. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1226/
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"S. 1226: 2003 Act to Prevent Developmental Disabilities in Education." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1226/.
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