Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Amendment Contained in S. 254, 106th Congress (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
June 8, 1999 |
| Report Number |
RS20226 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Nancy Lee Jones, American Law Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. ¿¿1400 et seq.,
provides federal
funds to the states to assist them in providing an education for children with disabilities. As a
condition for the receipt of these funds, IDEA contains requirements on the provision of services and
detailed due process procedures. In 1997 Congress amended IDEA in the most comprehensive and
controversial reauthorization since IDEA's original enactment in 1975. One of the most contentious
issues addressed in the 1997 legislation related to the disciplinary procedures applicable to children
with disabilities. This issue was raised again in Amendment 355 to S. 254 , 106th
Congress, the Violent and Repeat Juvenile Accountability and Rehabilitation Act of 1999, which
passed the Senate on May 20, 1999. This report will be updated as appropriate.
