HR 4259 118th Congress House Education Disability assistance Special education Teaching, teachers, curricula

Think Differently about Education Act of 2023

Introduced: June 21, 2023 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 25, 2024

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

Sep 24, 2024

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 24, 2024

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5706)

Sep 24, 2024

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)

Sep 24, 2024

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4259.

Sep 24, 2024

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5705-5707)

Sep 24, 2024

Mr. Bean (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Oct 25, 2023

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 202.

Oct 25, 2023

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-252.

Sep 14, 2023

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.

Sep 14, 2023

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jun 21, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Jun 21, 2023

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now September 25, 2024

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

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