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S 2945 118th Congress Senate Education

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Introduced: September 27, 2023 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 27, 2023
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Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

This bill expands special education and related services for children and youth who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, blind, visually impaired, or deafblind.

The bill establishes additional requirements for states to identify and evaluate children who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, blind, visually impaired, or deafblind.

A state's closure of a specialized school serving children who are blind or deaf shall count as a reduction of its financial support for special education and related services.

The bill also 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 who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, or deafblind.

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. 

What's happening now September 27, 2023

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5748 Identical bill Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 27, 2023
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2945: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2945/
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