Empowering Families in Special Education Act
- Bill Number
- S. 745
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Education
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-02-26: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Last Updated
- 2025-12-18T12:03:18Z
Official Summary
Empowering Families in Special Education Act
This bill establishes a notification requirement related to an individualized education program (IEP). (Generally, IEPs are individualized plans to ensure that a child with a disability receives a free appropriate public education.)
Under current law, states and local educational agencies (LEAs) must convene a team to develop an IEP. The composition of the team that develops the IEP is outlined in current law and allows for other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the child (including related services personnel, as appropriate) to participate in this team. This bill requires the LEA that serves the child to notify the child's parents of their right to include these other individuals with knowledge or special expertise on the child's IEP team.
Sponsor
Cosponsors (4)
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT], Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Recent Actions
- 2025-02-26: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2025-02-26: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Empowering Families in Special Education Act — issued 2025-02-26 — PDF (2 pages)