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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2341

To authorize appropriations for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act to achieve full funding for part B of that Act by 2010.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 4, 2000

Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. JEFFORDS, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr.

DEWINE, and Mr. SESSIONS) introduced the following bill; which was

read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,

and Pensions

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for part B of the Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act to achieve full funding

for part B of that Act by 2010.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘IDEA Full Funding

5 Act of 2000’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 The Congress finds the following:

8 (1) All children deserve a quality education, in9 cluding children with disabilities.
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1 (2) The Individuals with Disabilities Education

2 Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) provides that the Fed3 eral Government and State and local governments

4 are to share in the expense of educating children

5 with disabilities and commits the Federal Govern6 ment to provide funds to assist with the excess ex7 penses of educating children with disabilities.

8 (3) While Congress committed to contribute up

9 to 40 percent of the average per pupil expenditure

10 of educating children with disabilities, the Federal

11 Government has failed to meet this commitment to

12 assist States and localities.

13 (4) To date, the Federal Government has never

14 contributed more than 12.6 percent of the national

15 average per pupil expenditure to assist with the ex16 cess expenses of educating children with disabilities

17 under the Individuals with Disabilities Education

18 Act.

19 (5) Failing to meet the Federal Government’s

20 commitment to assist with the excess expense of

21 educating a child with a disability contradicts the

22 goal of ensuring that children with disabilities re23 ceive a quality education.
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1 SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

2 It is the purpose of this Act to reach the Federal Gov3 ernment’s goal under part B of the Individuals with Dis4 abilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) of pro5 viding 40 percent of the national average per pupil ex6 penditure to assist States and local educational agencies

7 with the excess costs of educating children with disabil8 ities.

9 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART B

10 OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

11 EDUCATION ACT.

12 Notwithstanding section 611(j) of the Individuals

13 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1412(j)), for

14 the purpose of carrying out part B of such Act, other than

15 section 619, there are authorized to be appropriated—

16 (1) $7,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

17 (2) $9,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

18 (3) $11,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

19 (4) $13,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;

20 (5) $15,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;

21 (6) $17,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;

22 (7) $19,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;

23 (8) $21,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;

24 (9) $23,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;

25 (10) $25,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
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1 (11) such sums as may be necessary for each

2 subsequent fiscal year.

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