118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4259Think Differently about Education Act of 2023

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

Education
Introduced Jun 21, 2023
Last action Sep 25, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 21, 2023
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Referred
Jun 21, 2023
Education and Workforce · HELP
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Committee
Sep 14, 2023
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
Sep 25, 2024
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes a notification requirement related to an individualized education program (IEP). (Generally, IEPs are individualized plans to ensure that a child with a disability receives a free appropriate public education.) Under current law, states and local educational agencies (LEAs) must convene a team to develop an IEP. The composition of the team that develops the IEP is outlined in current law and allows for other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the child (including related services personnel, as appropriate) to participate in this team. This bill requires the LEA that serves the child to notify the child's parents of their right to include thes...

Provisions · 2 sectionsEngrossed in House
Timeline · 12 actions
Sep 25, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 24, 2024
Mr. Bean (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 24, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Sep 24, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4259.
Sep 24, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 24, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 25, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-252.
Oct 25, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 202.
Sep 14, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 14, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.