<<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.