Bill Summary
The "Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act" is a bill that will provide funding for two important parts of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The first part, Section 619, authorizes grants to states for preschool programs serving children with disabilities aged three to five. The second part, Part C, provides grants to states to implement early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. This bill recognizes the importance of high-quality early childhood services and aims to restore the funding that has significantly decreased over the past few decades. It authorizes specific amounts of funding for each fiscal year from 2020 to 2024 to ensure that these services can continue to be provided at a high quality.
Possible Impacts
1. Families of infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities may have access to high-quality early intervention and preschool special education services, which can improve outcomes for their child.
2. Early intervention and preschool special education programs may receive increased funding, allowing them to provide more resources and support for children with disabilities and their families.
3. The budget and funding for these programs may be more stable and reliable, ensuring that they will continue to exist and serve children with disabilities in the future.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4107 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4107
To authorize funding for section 619 and part C of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 30, 2019
Mr. DeSaulnier (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, and Mr.
Huffman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To authorize funding for section 619 and part C of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Funding Early Childhood is the Right
IDEA Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) High-quality early intervention and preschool special
education services can change a child's developmental
trajectory and improve outcomes for children, families, and
communities.
(2) Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) authorizes a grant program to aid
each State in implementing a system of early intervention
services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their
families.
(3) Funding for such part C (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) has
eroded significantly in the last two decades, from a high of
$1,768 per child in 1999 to $645 per child in 2017, adjusted
for inflation.
(4) Section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419) authorizes grants to States for
preschool programs serving children with disabilities ages
three to five.
(5) Funding for such section 619 (20 U.S.C. 1419) has
eroded significantly in the last 25 years, from a high of
$1,484 per child in 1992, to $529 in 2017, adjusted for
inflation.
(6) Infants, toddlers, and preschool children, and their
schools would benefit from additional funding to restore per
child amounts under part C and section 619 of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.; 1419)
to ensure continued delivery of high quality early intervention
and preschool special education services.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SECTION 619 OF THE IDEA.
Section 619(j) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(20 U.S.C. 1419(j)) is amended to read as follows:
``(j) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section--
``(1) $537,300,000 for fiscal year 2020;
``(2) $683,500,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(3) $829,700,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(4) $975,900,000 for fiscal year 2023; and
``(5) $1,220,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.''.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART C OF THE IDEA.
Section 644 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1444) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 644. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized
to be appropriated--
``(1) $722,200,000 for fiscal year 2020;
``(2) $974,800,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(3) $1,227,400,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(4) $1,480,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and
``(5) $ 1,731,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.''.
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