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S. 745 119th Congress Senate

Empowering Families in Special Education Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require notification with respect to individualized education program teams, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Eric Schmitt Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
Education Disability assistanceSpecial educationTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 26, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1570 Identical bill Empowering Families in Special Education Act
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All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Dec 17, 2025
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Sheehy, Tim
Montana · Mar 3, 2025
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Padilla, Alex
California · Feb 26, 2025
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 26, 2025
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