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IDEA Full Funding Act

Sponsored by Chris Van HollenSen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Introduced March 26, 2019

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The IDEA Full Funding Act would change the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act so that the federal government fully funds Part B of the program, which pays for special‑education services. It sets a schedule of specific funding amounts and percentages for each fiscal year from 2020 through 2029 and then fixes the level at 40% of a calculated amount for future years. The rule applies to all public schools that serve children with disabilities ages 3‑21 across the United States.

Key Provisions

  • Amends IDEA Section 611(i) to authorize specific federal appropriations for Part B, starting at about $14 billion (16.2% of the calculated amount) in FY 2020 and increasing each year, reaching $43 billion (40%) by FY 2029 and thereafter.
  • Specifies that the funding amount each year is calculated by multiplying (1) the total number of children with disabilities who received special‑education services (ages 3‑5 in states eligible for certain grants, and ages 6‑21 nationwide) by (2) the average per‑pupil expenditure in U.S. public elementary and secondary schools.
  • From FY 2029 onward, the law fixes the federal share at 40% of that calculated amount, with the money becoming available on July 1 of each fiscal year and remaining usable through September 30 of the following year.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

March 26, 2019

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

March 26, 2019

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Introduced in SenateIssued March 26, 2019

II

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 866

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 26, 2019

Mr. Van Hollen (for himself and Mr. Roberts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the IDEA Full Funding Act.

2.

Amendment to IDEA

Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411(i)) is amended to read as follows:

(i)

Funding

(1)

In general

For the purpose of carrying out this part, other than section 619, there are authorized to be appropriated—

(A)

$14,036,427,000 or 16.2 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2020, and there are hereby appropriated $1,651,792,000 or 1.9 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2020, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2020, and shall remain available through September 30, 2021;

(B)

$15,908,525,000 or 17.9 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2021, and there are hereby appropriated $3,523,890,000 or 3.9 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2021, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2021, and shall remain available through September 30, 2022;

(C)

$18,030,313,000 or 19.8 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2022, and there are hereby appropriated $5,645,678,000 or 6.1 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2022, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2022, and shall remain available through September 30, 2023;

(D)

$20,435,093,000 or 21.9 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2023, and there are hereby appropriated $8,050,458,000 or 8.5 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2023, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2023, and shall remain available through September 30, 2024;

(E)

$23,160,608,000 or 24.2 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2024, and there are hereby appropriated $10,775,973,000 or 11.1 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2024, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2024, and shall remain available through September 30, 2025;

(F)

$26,249,637,000 or 26.8 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2025, and there are hereby appropriated $13,865,003,000 or 14 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2025, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2025, and shall remain available through September 30, 2026;

(G)

$29,750,664,000 or 29.6 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2026, and there are hereby appropriated $17,366,029,000 or 17.2 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2026, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2026, and shall remain available through September 30, 2027;

(H)

$33,718,637,000 or 32.7 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2027, and there are hereby appropriated $21,334,002,000 or 20.6 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2027, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2027, and shall remain available through September 30, 2028;

(I)

$38,215,836,000 or 36.2 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2028, and there are hereby appropriated $25,831,201,000 or 24.4 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2028, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2028, and shall remain available through September 30, 2029; and

(J)

$43,312,845,000 or 40 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2029 and each subsequent fiscal year, and there are hereby appropriated $43,312,845,000 or 40 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2029 and each subsequent fiscal year, which—

(i)

shall become available for obligation with respect to fiscal year 2029 on July 1, 2029, and shall remain available through September 30, 2030; and

(ii)

shall become available for obligation with respect to each subsequent fiscal year on July 1 of that fiscal year and shall remain available through September 30 of the succeeding fiscal year.

(2)

Amount

With respect to each subparagraph of paragraph (1), the amount determined under this paragraph is the product of—

(A)

the total number of children with disabilities in all States who—

(i)

received special education and related services during the last school year that concluded before the first day of the fiscal year for which the determination is made; and

(ii)

were aged—

(I)

3 through 5 (with respect to the States that were eligible for grants under section 619); and

(II)

6 through 21; and

(B)

the average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary schools and secondary schools in the United States.

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