[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1500 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1500

To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to allow State 
 educational agencies and local educational agencies to establish and 
    implement uniform policies with respect to discipline and order 
 applicable to all children within their jurisdiction to ensure safety 
      and an appropriate educational atmosphere in their schools.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2001

  Mr. Nussle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to allow State 
 educational agencies and local educational agencies to establish and 
    implement uniform policies with respect to discipline and order 
 applicable to all children within their jurisdiction to ensure safety 
      and an appropriate educational atmosphere in their schools.

    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 ``Freedom to Learn Act''.

SEC. 2. UNIFORM DISCIPLINARY POLICIES UNDER THE INDIVIDUALS WITH 
              DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.

    Section 615(k) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1415(k)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) Uniform disciplinary policies.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of this Act, each State educational agency or 
        local educational agency may establish and implement uniform 
        policies with respect to discipline and order applicable to all 
        children within its jurisdiction to ensure safety and an 
        appropriate educational atmosphere in its schools.''.
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