3.0.0 1619 2023-01-15T07:02:59Z 2023-01-15T07:02:59Z Senate S S 2003-09-16 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-09-16T20:57:53Z 2003-09-16 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2003-09-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11569-11570) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2003-09-16 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2003-10-22 False K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2003-11-04 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2003-11-13 False R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2003-11-20 False Education Disabled Elementary and secondary education Guardian and ward Homeless Special education Education 00 2003-09-16 Introduced in Senate 2004-03-31T21:09:15Z Improving Education for Homeless and Foster Children with Disabilities Act of 2003 - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to ensure that special education and other services are provided for children with disabilities who are homeless or who are wards of the State, including foster children.

Revises or adds IDEA provisions relating to such children under: (1) definitions of parents, and of homeless children (and youth); (2) State child find systems; (3) local educational agency coordinated services systems, interagency personnel development, and liaisons for service delivery; (4) evaluations, eligibility determinations, individualized education programs, and educational placements; (5) procedural safeguards; (6) infants and toddlers, and related statewide systems, applications, and assurances; (7) State interagency coordinating councils; and (8) training in educational advocacy.

]]> Improving Education for Homeless and Foster Children with Disabilities Act of 2003 Display Title Improving Education for Homeless and Foster Children with Disabilities Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Individuals with disabilities Education Act to ensure that children with disabilities who are homeless or are wards of the State have access to special education services, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Improving Education for Homeless and Foster Children with Disabilities Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-09-16T04:00:00Z 2003-09-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.