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Empowering Children with Autism through Education Act of 2007

Introduced: June 7, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jun 7, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 7, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering Children with Autism through Education Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Education to establish the Empowering Children with Autism through Education Task Force to identify and disseminate evidence-based educational strategies and promising best practices to improve the quality of learning for individuals with autism in grades K-12, including regarding: (1) learning models, interventions, and services that demonstrate improvements in reading, writing, and math proficiency; (2) the cost-effectiveness of these learning models, interventions, and services, and their applicability for local education agencies; (3) professional development needs of educators; (4) methods for incorporating state-, local- and community-based programs and services into the classroom to provide comprehensive support; (5) identification of barriers to successful implementation of programs and services and recommendations to address those barriers; and (6) dissemination of findings to Congress, all relevant agencies, and states and U.S. territories to improve the quality of learning for individuals with autism.

What's happening now July 24, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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