Protecting Students with Disabilities Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Protecting Students with Disabilities Act is an appropriations limitation aimed at preserving the Department of Education's IDEA enforcement and administration capacity. It prohibits funds from being used to eliminate, consolidate, or restructure any Department office that administers or enforces IDEA programs. It also bars use of funds to terminate, reassign, or alter responsibilities of personnel in those offices, and prevents contracting with or delegating IDEA administration or enforcement to an entity outside the Department.
Who Benefits and How
Students with disabilities benefit because federal IDEA oversight would remain inside Department of Education offices rather than being dismantled or outsourced. Parents using IDEA rights benefit from continuity in federal complaint, guidance, monitoring, and enforcement capacity. State special education agencies benefit from a stable federal counterpart for IDEA program administration. Department of Education IDEA personnel benefit because appropriated funds could not be used to terminate, reassign, or strip their responsibilities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Education leadership must keep IDEA offices and personnel responsibilities intact while the funding restriction applies. Executive branch reorganization planners lose the option to consolidate or outsource IDEA enforcement using appropriated funds. Outside contractors cannot receive delegated IDEA administration or enforcement work from the Department under the bill. Appropriations and personnel staff must screen restructuring actions for compliance with the new funding ban.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits appropriated funds from eliminating, consolidating, or restructuring Department of Education IDEA offices.
- Prohibits funds from terminating, reassigning, or altering responsibilities of personnel in those offices.
- Bars contracting with or delegating IDEA administration or enforcement to entities outside the Department.
- Protects federal special education oversight capacity rather than creating a new education grant program.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Blocks appropriated funds from being used to eliminate, restructure, outsource, or reassign Department of Education offices and personnel that administer or enforce the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Disability Rights, Appropriations
Primary Purpose
Blocks appropriated funds from being used to eliminate, restructure, outsource, or reassign Department of Education offices and personnel that administer or enforce the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Students with disabilities
- Parents using IDEA rights
- State special education agencies
- Department of Education IDEA personnel
Identified Costs
- Department of Education leadership
- Executive branch reorganization planners
- Outside contractors
- Appropriations staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Mannion (for himself, Mrs. Hayes, and Mrs. McBath) introduced …
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Parents using IDEA rights, Students with disabilities
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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