[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4259 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4259


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 25, 2024

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

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                                 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.