Empowering Families in Special Education Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 26, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 126 words.
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.
- Committees
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Policy area
- Education: 22 of 3,602 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 78 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 190 words
- Latest action
- Feb 26, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 1570 Empowering Families in Special Education Act R · Introduced