S 745 ยท Empowering Families in Special Education Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced
- Feb 26, 2025
- Latest action
- Feb 26, 2025
- Sponsor
- Sen. Eric Schmitt [R-MO]
- Policy area
- Education
- Cosponsors
- 4
Summary
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.
Recent actions
- Feb 26, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.