S. 813 117th Congress Senate

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Official title: A bill to promote and ensure delivery of high-quality special education and related services to students with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of he… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to promote and ensure delivery of high-quality special education and related services to students with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing or deaf-blind through instructional methodologies meeting their unique learning needs, to enhance accountability for the provision of such services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2021 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

Education Academic performance and assessmentsDepartment of EducationDisability and paralysisDisability assistance

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Education programs fundingEducational technology and distance educationElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHearing, speech, and vision careLanguage artsSpecial educationTeaching, teachers, curricula

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Mar 17, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

This bill expands special education and related services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, students with visual disabilities, and children and youth who are deaf-blind.

The individualized education program for each child who is visually and/or hearing impaired must include specified components and must provide the child with instruction that meets the child's unique learning needs.

In addition, a state's closure of a special school serving deaf or blind children shall count as a reduction of its financial support for special education and related services.

Among other provisions, the bill authorizes support, including grants for training special education personnel, to be used in preparing individuals to become qualified teachers and early intervention specialists for children with hearing disabilities.

The bill establishes within the Department of Education the Anne Sullivan Macy Center on Visual Disability and Educational Excellence to better support students with visual disabilities.

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · Mar 17, 2021

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2021

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