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S 745 119th Congress Senate Education Disability assistance Special education Teaching, teachers, curricula

Empowering Families in Special Education Act

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Schmitt, Eric Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Feb 26, 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 26, 2025

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1