Defending Special Education Students and Families Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4602
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2017-12-07
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Special education

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Defending Special Education Students and Families Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)&nbsp;to authorize appropriations for grants to assist states in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities. For FY2018-FY2022, the bill authorizes specified amounts. For FY2023 and each subsequent fiscal year, the bill authorizes amounts using a specified formula.</p> <p>The bill also amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to modify the discretionary spending limits for FY2018-FY2021. For each fiscal year, the bill decreases the limit for security spending by a specified amount and increases the limit for nonsecurity spending by the same amount.&nbsp;The&nbsp;nonsecurity spending increases are the same amounts as are authorized in the&nbsp;bill&nbsp;for additional funding under the IDEA in&nbsp;those fiscal years.&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4602 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2017 Mr. Polis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To authorize the full funding of part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by making certain spending cuts to the Department of Defense.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Special Education Students and Families Act of 2017 . 2. Authorization of appropriations for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1411(i) ) is amended to read as follows: (i) Authorization of Appropriations For the purpose of carrying out this part, other than section 619, there are authorized to be appropriated— (1) $14,820,549,000 for fiscal year 2018; (2) $18,299,715,000 for fiscal year 2019; (3) $22,595,623,000 for fiscal year 2020; (4) $27,900,008,000 for fiscal year 2021; (5) $34,499,611,000 for fiscal year 2022; and (6) for fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year— (A) the number of children with disabilities in the prior school year in the States, outlying areas, and freely associated States who received special education and related services— (i) aged 3 through 5 if the States, outlying areas, and freely associated States are eligible for a grant under section 619; and (ii) aged 6 through 21; multiplied by (B) 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary schools and secondary schools in the United States; adjusted by (C) the rate of annual change in the sum of 85 percent of such State's, outlying areas, and freely associated State's population described in subsection (d)(3)(A)(i)(II). . 3. Redirection of defense spending for domestic programs (a) Changes to discretionary spending limits Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(c) ) is amended as follows: (1) Fiscal year 2018 In paragraph (5)— (A) in subparagraph (A), relating to spending in the revised security category, by inserting (decreased by $14,820,549,000) after the dollar amount; and (B) in subparagraph (B), relating to spending in the revised nonsecurity category, by inserting (increased by $14,820,549,000) after the dollar amount. (2) Fiscal year 2019 In paragraph (6)— (A) in subparagraph (A), relating to spending in the revised security category, by inserting (decreased by $18,299,715,000) after the dollar amount; and (B) in subparagraph (B), relating to spending in the revised nonsecurity category, by inserting (increased by $18,299,715,000) after the dollar amount. (3) Fiscal year 2020 In paragraph (7)— (A) in subparagraph (A), relating to spending in the revised security category, by inserting (decreased by $22,595,623,000) after the dollar amount; and (B) in subparagraph (B), relating to spending in the revised nonsecurity category, by inserting (increased by $22,595,623,000) after the dollar amount. (4) Fiscal year 2021 In paragraph (8)— (A) in subparagraph (A), relating to spending in the revised security category, by inserting (decreased by $27,900,008,000) after the dollar amount; and (B) in subparagraph (B), relating to spending in the revised nonsecurity category, by inserting (increased by $27,900,008,000) after the dollar amount. (b) Authorization of appropriation From amounts made available for programs within the revised nonsecurity category pursuant to subsection (a), the following amounts are authorized to be appropriated in accordance with the amendment made by section 2(a)— (1) $14,820,549,000 for fiscal year 2018; (2) $18,299,715,000 for fiscal year 2019; (3) $22,595,623,000 for fiscal year 2020; and (4) $27,900,008,000 for fiscal year 2021.