3.0.0 626 2023-01-15T22:48:18Z 2023-01-15T22:48:18Z Senate S S 2003-03-13 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-03-13T22:21:36Z 2003-03-13 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2003-03-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3744-3745) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA N M001141 Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] ZELL MILLER D GA 2003-03-13 True B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2003-04-07 False D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2003-04-30 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2003-05-06 False Education Academic performance Administrative procedure Computers Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Department of Education Disabled Economics and Public Finance Educational research Educational technology Elementary and secondary education Families Federal aid to education Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Law Legislation Mediation Parent-school relationships School districts Science, Technology, Communications Special education Student records Teachers Teaching Education 00 2003-03-13 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Requires the Department of Education, along with State and local educational agencies, to reduce such burden by at least 50 percent within 18 months.

Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to make mediation mandatory (currently voluntary) for all legal disputes related to Individual Education Programs.

Directs the Department to use certain appropriations under IDEA part D to award grants to: (1) conduct research to determine best practices for successful mediation; and (2) provide mediation training support services.]]>

Teacher Paperwork Reduction Act of 2003 Display Title Teacher Paperwork Reduction Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reduce the amount of paperwork for special education teachers, to make mediation mandatory for all legal disputes related to individualized education programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Teacher Paperwork Reduction Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-03-13T05:00:00Z 2003-03-13 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.