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HR 1570 119th Congress House Education Disability assistance Special education Teaching, teachers, curricula

Empowering Families in Special Education Act

Introduced: February 25, 2025 Introduced by: Houchin, Erin Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2025
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Empowering Families in Special Education Act

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 February 25, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1570: Empowering Families in Special Education Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1570/
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