Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID–19 Act

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HR 8523

Introduced

Oct 2, 2020

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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subseque ...

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Appropriations Congressional oversight Disability assistance Education Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Preschool education Special education Teaching, teachers, curricula

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Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act

This bill provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations for grants to assist states in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities and for specified early childhood education programs for children with disabilities.

Additionally, the bill specifies reporting requirements related to the use of these funds. It also requires the Department of Education to publish on its website, and the Department of Health and Human Services to release, certain expenditure reports related to these funds.

The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule.

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Oct 2, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 2, 2020

Introduced in House

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