Think Differently about Education Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-3536
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-12-14
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-12-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-12-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><p><b>Think Differently about Education Act of 2023</b></p> <p>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.)</p> <p>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 relevant agency (e.g., the LEA or state educational agency) 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.</p></body></html>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3536 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 14, 2023 Mr. Braun introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require notification with respect to individualized education program teams, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Think Differently about Education Act of 2023 . 2. Notification requirement for IEP teams Section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1414(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Notification required At the beginning of each school year, each local educational agency, State educational agency, or other State agency, as the case may be, shall notify each parent of a child with a disability in the agency's jurisdiction that such parent may, under paragraph (1)(B)(vi), include individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the child, including related services personnel as appropriate, as part of the individualized education program team for such child. .