IDEA Full Funding Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D Van HollenSponsor

50 cosponsors · 45 D, 5 R

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize and make appropriations for the grant program to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 27, 2015

IDEA Full Funding Act

Sets the amount to be authorized and the amount to be appropriated for each fiscal year from FY2016-FY2024 as the greater of: (1) a specified amount, or (2) a specified percentage of an amount determined pursuant to a formula that multiplies the number of children receiving special education services by the average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary and secondary schools.

Authorizes and appropriates funds for FY2025 and each subsequent fiscal year equal to the greater of a specified amount or 40% of the amount determined using such formula.

Requires amounts appropriated to be expended consistent with pay-as-you-go requirements.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: IDEA Full Funding Act

Latest action (Apr 29, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 27, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.