[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2341 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2341

    To authorize appropriations for part B of the Individuals with 
 Disabilities Education Act to achieve full funding for part B of that 
                              Act by 2010.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 4, 2000

 Mr. Gregg (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. Collins, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
DeWine, and Mr. Sessions) introduced the following bill; which was read 
 twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                                Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize appropriations for part B of the Individuals with 
 Disabilities Education Act to achieve full funding for part B of that 
                              Act by 2010.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``IDEA Full Funding Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) All children deserve a quality education, including 
        children with disabilities.
            (2) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
        U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) provides that the Federal Government and 
        State and local governments are to share in the expense of 
        educating children with disabilities and commits the Federal 
        Government to provide funds to assist with the excess expenses 
        of educating children with disabilities.
            (3) While Congress committed to contribute up to 40 percent 
        of the average per pupil expenditure of educating children with 
        disabilities, the Federal Government has failed to meet this 
        commitment to assist States and localities.
            (4) To date, the Federal Government has never contributed 
        more than 12.6 percent of the national average per pupil 
        expenditure to assist with the excess expenses of educating 
        children with disabilities under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act.
            (5) Failing to meet the Federal Government's commitment to 
        assist with the excess expense of educating a child with a 
        disability contradicts the goal of ensuring that children with 
        disabilities receive a quality education.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act to reach the Federal Government's 
goal under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) of providing 40 percent of the national 
average per pupil expenditure to assist States and local educational 
agencies with the excess costs of educating children with disabilities.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART B OF THE INDIVIDUALS 
              WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.

    Notwithstanding section 611(j) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1412(j)), for the purpose of carrying out part 
B of such Act, other than section 619, there are authorized to be 
appropriated--
            (1) $7,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
            (2) $9,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
            (3) $11,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
            (4) $13,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
            (5) $15,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            (6) $17,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
            (7) $19,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
            (8) $21,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
            (9) $23,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
            (10) $25,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
            (11) such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent 
        fiscal year.
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