3.0.0 745 2025-12-18T12:03:18Z 2025-12-18T12:03:18Z Senate S S 2025-02-26 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/745 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-02-26T17:36:29Z 119 1570 HR 2025-02-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Identical bill CRS 2025-02-26 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2025-02-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001227 Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] Eric Schmitt R MO S. N S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2025-02-26 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2025-02-26 True S001232 Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] Tim Sheehy R MT 2025-03-03 False W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA 2025-12-17 False Education Education 2025-03-23T11:21:01Z

00 2025-02-26 Introduced in Senate 2025-05-07T20:55:18Z <p><strong>Empowering Families in Special Education Act</strong></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 LEA that serves the child 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>

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