CA SJR19

Memorializes Congress and the President to enact H.R. 2902, the IDEA Full Funding Act, to fully fund the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Notes that federal law authorized 40 percent federal funding of average per-pupil expenditures for special education since 1975, but the federal government has never met this commitment

Documents that in 2016, federal funding only represented 16.3 percent of its promised share, forcing states and local school districts to cover the remaining costs from other programs

H.R. 2902 aims to reach the 40 percent "full funding" level by fiscal year 2027 through incremental annual increases in federal funding

Directs the California Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies to the President, Vice President, congressional leadership, relevant committees, California's federal representatives, and the U.S. Secretary of Education