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[H.R. 4259 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 202
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4259

                          [Report No. 118-252]

  To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require 
 notification with respect to individualized education program teams, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2023

 Mr. Molinaro (for himself and Mr. Cardenas) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
                               Workforce

                            October 25, 2023

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Lawler, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Gottheimer, Mrs. 
               Houchin, Mr. Bean of Florida, and Ms. Omar

                            October 25, 2023

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 
                               21, 2023]


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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require 
 notification with respect to individualized education program teams, 
                        and for other purposes.


 


    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 ``Think Differently about Education 
Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR IEP TEAMS.

    Section 614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iv), by redesignating subclauses (I) through 
        (III) as items (aa) through (cc), respectively (and by 
        conforming the margins accordingly);
            (2) by redesignating clauses (i) through (vii) as 
        subclauses (I) through (VII), respectively (and by conforming 
        the margins accordingly);
            (3) in the matter preceding subclause (I), as so 
        redesignated, by striking ``The term'' and inserting the 
        following:
                            ``(i) In general.--The term''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Notification required.--Within a 
                        reasonable timeframe prior to the first 
                        convening of the individualized education 
                        program team for a child with a disability for 
                        a school year, the local educational agency 
                        that serves such child shall notify the parent 
                        of such child that such parent may, under 
                        clause (i)(VI), include other individuals who 
                        have knowledge or special expertise regarding 
                        the child, including related services personnel 
                        as appropriate, as part of the individualized 
                        education program team.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 202

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 4259

                          [Report No. 118-252]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require 
 notification with respect to individualized education program teams, 
                        and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 25, 2023

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed