State Special Education Law/Align with IDEA

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act aligns state special education law with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and its implementing regulations, and also clarifies that a parent’s representative may obtain copies of a student’s special education records.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 21, 2025CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
2. Jan 29, 2025CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 14 On Its Merits · House Education
3. Mar 13, 2025HousePassed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 ABSENT35–0 vote
4. Mar 13, 2025CommitteeAssigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
5. Mar 19, 2025CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · Senate Education
6. Mar 26, 2025SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
7. Apr 14, 2025GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 11 Democrats.

• KW Kimberly WilliamsD Primary sponsor · District 19
• LV Laura V. SturgeonD Joint sponsor · District 4