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To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.
Summary
This bill amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to gradually increase federal funding for special education services provided to students with disabilities. Currently, the federal government funds only a portion of the cost; the bill mandates a phased increase in federal funding from fiscal year 2026 through 2035, ultimately reaching 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in public schools by fiscal year 2035. The funding amount is calculated based on the number of children with disabilities receiving special education services and the average per-pupil expenditure across U.S. public schools. The bill provides both authorized appropriations and mandatory funding levels for each fiscal year, with funding levels increasing incrementally as a percentage of education costs until reaching the full 40 percent target.
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Sponsor (1)
40 cosponsors
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI)
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA)
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA)
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
Actions (2)
- Apr 3, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Apr 3, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 3, 2025
Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Peters, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Smith, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Kim, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Warner, and Ms. Alsobrooks) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.
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 “IDEA Full Funding Act”.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY FUNDING OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.
Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411(i)) is amended to read as follows:
“(i) Funding.—
“(1) In general.—For the purpose of carrying out this part, other than section 619, there are authorized to be appropriated—
“(A) $16,661,928,000 or 11.6 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2026, and there are hereby appropriated $6,425,048,000 or 4.5 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2026, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2026, and shall remain available through September 30, 2027;
“(B) $19,531,844,000 or 13.4 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2027, and there are hereby appropriated $8,372,932,000 or 5.7 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2027, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2027, and shall remain available through September 30, 2028;
“(C) $22,896,084,000 or 15.3 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2028, and there are hereby appropriated $10,911,357,000 or 7.3 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2028, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2028, and shall remain available through September 30, 2029;
“(D) $26,839,795,000 or 17.6 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2029, and there are hereby appropriated $14,219,357,000 or 9.3 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2029, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2029, and shall remain available through September 30, 2030;
“(E) $31,462,786,000 or 20.2 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2030, and there are hereby appropriated $18,530,244,000 or 11.9 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2030, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2030, and shall remain available through September 30, 2031;
“(F) $36,882,058,000 or 23.1 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2031, and there are hereby appropriated $24,148,064,000 or 15.2 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2031, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2031, and shall remain available through September 30, 2032;
“(G) $43,234,768,000 or 26.5 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2032, and there are hereby appropriated $31,469,041,000 or 19.3 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2032, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2032, and shall remain available through September 30, 2033;
“(H) $50,681,693,000 or 30.4 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2033, and there are hereby appropriated $41,009,521,000 or 24.6 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2033, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2033, and shall remain available through September 30, 2034;
“(I) $59,411,305,000 or 34.9 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2034, and there are hereby appropriated $53,442,392,000 or 31.4 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2034, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2034, and shall remain available through September 30, 2035; and
“(J) $69,644,540,000 or 40 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2035 and each subsequent fiscal year, and there are hereby appropriated $69,644,540,000 or 40 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2035 and each subsequent fiscal year, which—
“(i) shall become available for obligation with respect to fiscal year 2035 on July 1, 2034, and shall remain available through September 30, 2036; and
“(ii) shall become available for obligation with respect to each subsequent fiscal year on July 1 of that fiscal year and shall remain available through September 30 of the succeeding fiscal year.
“(2) Amount.—With respect to each subparagraph of paragraph (1), the amount determined under this paragraph is the product of—
“(A) the total number of children with disabilities in all States who—
“(i) received special education and related services during the last school year that concluded before the first day of the fiscal year for which the determination is made; and
“(ii) were aged—
“(I) 3 through 5 (with respect to the States that were eligible for grants under section 619); and
“(II) 6 through 21; and
“(B) the average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary schools and secondary schools in the United States.”. <all>
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