3.0.0 2965 2023-01-11T13:30:34Z 2023-01-11T13:30:34Z House HR 2015-07-08 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 8, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALBERG:H.R. 2965.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian tribes;Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.[Page H4956]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2015-11-16T20:16:32Z Referred to 2015-07-08T14:00:37Z 2015-11-16 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2015-07-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 N M001194 Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] John Moolenaar R MI R. 4 2015-07-08 True R000587 Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] Reid Ribble R WI J. 8 2015-07-08 True B001271 Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] Dan Benishek R MI 1 2015-07-08 True B001293 Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] Mike Bishop R MI 8 2015-07-08 True U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2015-07-23 False T000475 Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11] David Trott R MI A. 11 2015-10-06 False G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2015-12-16 False Education Education programs funding Employee benefits and pensions Natural disasters Special education State and local finance Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2015-07-08 Introduced in House 2015-11-18T15:31:53Z Building on Local District Flexibility in IDEA Act

This bill amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to add exceptions to the maintenance of effort requirement for local education agencies (LEAs). Specifically, an LEA may reduce its level of expenditures for the education of children with disabilities below the level of those expenditures for the preceding fiscal year where such reduction is attributable to: (1) improved efficiencies that do not result in a reduction of special education services; or (2) the reduction of expenditures for employment-related benefits provided to special education personnel, provided that such reduction of expenditures does not result in a reduction in special education services.

Furthermore, a state may waive the maintenance of effort requirement for an LEA for one fiscal year at a time if the state determines that: (1) all children with disabilities have available to them a free, appropriate public education; or (2) the LEA has not reduced the level of expenditures for the education of children with disabilities for such fiscal year disproportionately to other expenditures, and granting a waiver would be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances or a precipitous and unforeseen decline in the LEA's financial resources.

]]> Building on Local District Flexibility in IDEA Act Display Title Building on Local District Flexibility in IDEA Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide certain exceptions to the maintenance of effort requirement for local educational agencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Building on Local District Flexibility in IDEA Act Introduced in House 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2965ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2965ih.xml 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. 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.