Realizing the Spirit of IDEA Act
Latest action · Jul 23, 2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1571-1572)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Modifies and increases IDEA funding for: (1) assistance for education of children with disabilities; (2) preschool grants; (3) infants and toddlers with disabilities; (4) State program improvement grants for children with disabilities; (5) research and innovation to improve services and results for children with disabilities; (6) personnel preparation to improve services and results for children with disabilities; (7) improved early intervention, educational, and transitional services; (8) technology development, demonstration, and utilization; and (9) media services.
Directs the Secretary of Education to provide, in addition to such funding assistance for education of children with disabilities, outcome-based bonus payments to States for their use for special education and other educational services for children with disabilities, including subgrants to local educational agencies. Includes among outcome-indicators for such children: (1) academic achievement, as measured on adequate yearly progress assessments; and (2) rates of attendance, not-dropping-out, graduation, and postsecondary employment and education.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2003 to Apr 30, 2003, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Apr 2, 2003 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Apr 11, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Apr 11, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Apr 11, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Chris Bell | Apr 30, 2003 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1571-1572)
- May 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Apr 2, 2003Introduced in House
- Apr 2, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Apr 2, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E644-645)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Appropriations
- Authorization
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Department of Education
- Disabled
- Dropouts
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational accountability
- Educational innovations
- Educational research
- Educational statistics
- Educational technology
- Educational television
- Educational tests
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Higher education
- Infants
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Performance measurement
- Preschool education
- Research and development
- School districts
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Special education
- Teacher education
- Teaching materials
- Technological innovations
- Technology transfer
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