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MI HR0226
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/17/2010
Primary Sponsor
Lesia Liss
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AI Summary
- Memorializes U.S. Congress to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and provide complete authorized special education funding to Michigan
- Notes that Congress enacted the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975 to help states manage financial burdens of special education services
- Identifies that the federal government has failed to meet its original promise of funding 40 percent of additional special education costs, providing only 17-18 percent instead
- Requests that Congress fulfill its commitment to provide 40 percent of state special education program funding to help Michigan address financial challenges during economic recession
- Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Michigan's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
A resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and provide the full amount authorized for special education funding to the state of Michigan.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Education
3/17/2010
Committee Referrals
Education3/17/2010
Full Bill Text
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