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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
The U.S. Senate's Subcommittee on Disability Policy, chaired by freshman
Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), has announced a timetable for the reauthorization
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Basically, the
Subcommittee plans to immediately pursue a one year, simple extension of
IDEA's discretionary programs (Parts C through H0. A one year extension
would authorize IDEA through September 30, 1996
The Subcommittee had two days of information hearings in May to address the
following themes: promoting learning; measuring progress; helping teachers;
characteristics and consequences of effective service delivery;
family-responsive schools; and funding for innovation and collaboration. The
hearings would be followed by extensive staff briefings during June. A bill
to reauthorize IDEA would be introduced in fall, followed by another round of
hearings, subcommittee and full committee mark-ups and a final vote by the
full Senate by Thanksgiving.
The subcommittee is also planning a hearing on the positive effects of the
Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, that law's fifth anniversary.
This was taken from a column from the Chapter Information Package from the
Autism Society of America.
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