IDEA Full Funding Act

Bill: 114-s-130
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2015-01-08
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Special education
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>IDEA Full Funding Act</strong></p> <p>Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize and make appropriations for the grant program to assist states and outlying areas to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities.</p> <p>Sets the amount authorized each fiscal year at a percentage of the maximum amount of the grants all states may receive for special education. Increases that percentage each fiscal year from FY2016-FY2025, until it reaches 100% in FY2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.</p> <p>Sets the appropriation for each fiscal year as an amount equal to the difference between the amount of such percentage that is applicable that fiscal year and a specified amount.</p> <p>Makes funds appropriated for a fiscal year available for obligation on July 1 of such fiscal year through September 30 of the succeeding year.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 130 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2015 Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IDEA Full Funding Act . 2. Amendments to IDEA Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1411(i) ) is amended to read as follows: (i) Funding (1) In General For the purpose of carrying out this part, other than section 619, there are authorized to be appropriated— (A) for fiscal year 2016, an amount equal to 46.225 percent of the sum of the maximum amounts of the grants all States may receive under subsection (a)(2)(B), and there are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2016 an amount equal to the difference between the amount of such percentage and $11,498,000,000; (B) for fiscal year 2017, an amount equal to 52.2 percent of the sum of the maximum amounts of the grants all States may receive under subsection (a)(2)(B), and there are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2017 an amount equal to the difference between the amount of such percentage and $11,498,000,000; (C) for fiscal year 2018, an amount equal to 58.175 percent of the sum of the maximum amounts of the grants all States may receive under subsection (a)(2)(B), and there are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2018 an amount equal to the difference between the amount of such percentage and $11,498,000,000; (D) for fiscal year 2019, an amount equal to 64.15 percent of the sum of the maximum amounts of the grants all States may receive under subsection (a)(2)(B), and there are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2019 an amount equal to the difference between the amount of such percentage and $11,498,000,000; (E) for fiscal year 2020, an amount equal to 70.125 percent of the sum of the maximum amounts of the grants all States may receive under subsection (a)(2)(B), and there are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2020 an amount equal to the difference between the amount of such percentage and $11,498,000,000; (F) for fiscal year 2021, an amount equal to 76.1 percent of the sum of the maximum amounts of the grants all States may receive under subsection (a)(2)(B), and there are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2021 an amount equal to the difference between the amount of such percentage and $11,498,000,000; (G) for fiscal year 2022, an amount equal to 82.075 percent of the sum of the maximum amounts of the grants all States may receive under subsection (a)(2)(B), and there are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2022 an amount equal to the difference between the amount of such percentage and $11,498,000,000; (H) for fiscal year 2023, an amount equal to 88.05 percent of the sum of the maximum amounts of the grants all States may receive under subsection (a)(2)(B), and there are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2023 an amount equal to the difference between the amount of such percentage and $11,498,000,000; (I) for fiscal year 2024, an amount equal to 94.025 percent of the sum of the maximum amounts of the grants all States may receive under subsection (a)(2)(B), and there are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2024 an amount equal to the difference between the amount of such percentage and $11,498,000,000; and (J) an amount equal to 100 percent of the sum of the maximum amounts of the grants all States may receive under subsection (a)(2)(B) for fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal year, and, there are hereby appropriated for each such year an amount equal to the difference between the amount of such percentage for the fiscal year for which the determination is made and $11,498,000,000. (2) Date funds are available for obligation Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall become available for obligation on July 1 of such fiscal year and shall remain available through September 30 of the succeeding year. .