Protecting Students with Disabilities Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill prohibits use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or restructure Department of Education offices serving individuals with disabilities (including Office of Special Education Programs and Rehabilitation. It relies on appropriations and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Education and Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) staff could face reduced risk, Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) staff could face reduced risk, and Students with disabilities receiving special education services under IDEA could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Education executive leadership and political appointees would take on compliance duties and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reorganization planners could face higher barriers.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or restructure Department of Education offices serving individuals with disabilities (including Office of Special Education Programs and Rehabilitation...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill prohibits use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or restructure Department of Education offices serving individuals with disabilities (including Office of Special Education Programs and Rehabilitation.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
The bill prohibits use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or restructure Department of Education offices serving individuals with disabilities (including Office of Special Education Programs and Rehabilitation.
Policy Domains
Entire Bill (3 sections)
Identified Gains
- Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) staff
- Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) staff
- Students with disabilities receiving special education services under IDEA
- Individuals with disabilities receiving vocational rehabilitation services
- State education agencies administering IDEA programs
Identified Costs
- Department of Education executive leadership and political appointees
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reorganization planners
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Alsobrooks (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Luján, Mr. …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) staff, Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) staff, Department of Education executive leadership and political appointees
Positive-direction: Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) staff, Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) staff
Negative-direction: Department of Education executive leadership and political appointees, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reorganization planners
Special education service providers (schools, contractors), Students with disabilities receiving special education services under IDEA
Individuals with disabilities receiving vocational rehabilitation services
State education agencies administering IDEA programs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "department_of_education"
- → Department of Education
- "office_of_special_education_programs"
- → Office of Special Education Programs (within Department of Education)
- "rehabilitation_services_administration"
- → Rehabilitation Services Administration (within Department of Education)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Office housed within the Department of Education per Section 603 of IDEA (20 U.S.C. 1402), tasked with administering programs concerning education of children with disabilities
Programs under IDEA (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), or any other applicable Federal laws
Office housed within the Department of Education per Section 3 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 702), tasked with administering workforce investment activities for individuals with disabilities
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