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Special Education Administration Protection Act
To prohibit the transfer of the functions of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Summary
- Prohibits the Secretary of Education from transferring the functions or activities of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Prohibits the Department of Education from procuring services, contracting, or obtaining goods or services from the Department of Health and Human Services for OSERS functions.
- Makes certain federal laws governing interagency transfers and contracting inapplicable to the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services functions.
- Exempts existing arrangements between the Education and Health and Human Services departments that were in place on February 1, 2025, and allows renewal of those existing arrangements.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Bill Cassidy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $59,100
- GENERAL ATLANTIC $37,700
- WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE $33,870
- OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM $33,250
- RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $30,200
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Actions (2)
- Jul 21, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Jul 21, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 21, 2026
Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To prohibit the transfer of the functions of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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 “Special Education Administration Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERRING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Education shall not procure services from, contract or carry out an agreement with, obtain any goods or services from, transfer activities to, or enter into a similar arrangement with, the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the functions of the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services authorized under section 207 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3417).
(b) Applicability of Other Laws.—Subject to subsection (c), section 430(a) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1231(a)), section 415 and 419 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3475, 3479), and section 1535 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the “Economy Act”), shall not apply to section 207 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3417).
(c) Exception.—This section shall not apply to—
(1) any procurement, contract, agreement (including an agreement for obtaining goods or services), transfer, or similar arrangement, between the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services that was in effect on February 1, 2025; and
(2) the renewal of such a procurement, contract, agreement, transfer, or similar arrangement described in this subsection. <all>
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