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Union Calendar No. 202 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4259 
[Report No. 118–252] 
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require notifica-
tion with respect to individualized education program teams, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2023 
Mr. MOLINARO (for himself and Mr. CA´RDENAS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Additional sponsors: Mr. LAWLER, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mrs. 
HOUCHIN, Mr. BEAN of Florida, and Ms. OMAR 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 21, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
to require notification with respect to individualized edu-
cation program teams, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Think Differently about 
Education Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR IEP TEAMS. 
Section 614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(B)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (iv), by redesignating subclauses (I) 
through (III) as items (aa) through (cc), respectively 
(and by conforming the margins accordingly); 
(2) by redesignating clauses (i) through (vii) as 
subclauses (I) through (VII), respectively (and by con-
forming the margins accordingly); 
(3) in the matter preceding subclause (I), as so 
redesignated, by striking ‘‘The term’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—With-
in a reasonable timeframe prior to the first 
convening of the individualized education 
program team for a child with a disability 
for a school year, the local educational 
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agency that serves such child shall notify 
the parent of such child that such parent 
may, under clause (i)(VI), include other in-
dividuals who have knowledge or special ex-
pertise regarding the child, including re-
lated services personnel as appropriate, as 
part of the individualized education pro-
gram team.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 202 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4259 
[Report No. 118–252] 
A BILL 
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act to require notification with respect to 
individualized education program teams, and for 
other purposes. 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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