Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Proposed Amendment Regarding Interim Alternative Educational Placements (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Aug. 13, 1998 |
| Report Number |
98-636 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Nancy Lee Jones, American Law Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
An amendment to the interim alternative educational placement provision of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has been proposed by Representative Livingston, added to the
Department of Education appropriations bill, H.R. 4274 , 105th Cong., 2d Sess., and
reported out of the House Appropriations Committee on July 20, 1998. The amendment would
change the current law by eliminating the current limitation of 45 days for an interim alternative
educational placement. In addition, the amendment would add a new subsection allowing schools
to place a child with a disability in an interim alternative educational placement if the child
intentionally exhibits violent behavior that has resulted or could have resulted in physical injury to
the child or others while at school or a school function. For a more detailed discussion of the
existing disciplinary provisions in IDEA see Jones, "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act:
Discipline Provisions in P.L. 105-17 ," CRS Report 98-42 (January 12, 1998). This report will be
amended to reflect subsequent legislative action.
