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House Bill 4259
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Think Differently about Education Act of 2023
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H. R. 4259 (Referred-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4259

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 25, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

AN ACT

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Think Differently about Education Act of 2023”.

SEC. 2. Notification requirement for IEP teams.

Section 614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(B)) is amended—

(1) in clause (iv), by redesignating subclauses (I) through (III) as items (aa) through (cc), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);

(2) by redesignating clauses (i) through (vii) as subclauses (I) through (VII), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);

(3) in the matter preceding subclause (I), as so redesignated, by striking “The term” and inserting the following:

    “(i) IN GENERAL.—The term”; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

    “(ii) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Within a reasonable timeframe prior to the first convening of the individualized education program team for a child with a disability for a school year, the local educational agency that serves such child shall notify the parent of such child that such parent may, under clause (i)(VI), include other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the child, including related services personnel as appropriate, as part of the individualized education program team.”.

Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 2024.

    Attest:kevin f. mccumber,   
    Clerk.