,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ae1        
#bjai,mr4 ,huffman 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 and ,ms4 
,barragn7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,individuals with             
,disabilities ,education ,act to direct 
the ,secretary to provide additional    
funds to ,states to establish and make  
disbursements from high cost funds4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,,idea ,high ,cost ,pool ,funding  
,act4  #b4 ,additional amounts for high 
cost funds ,section #faa7;e77#c7 of the 
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4          
#adaa7;e77#c77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7,j7 ,additional
 amounts for high cost funds  7i7 ,in   
general ,from the funds appropriated to 
carry out this subparagraph1 the        
,secretary shall award grants to each   

,state 7without regard to whether the   
,state has reserved funds under         
subparagraph 7,a77i771 to carry out the 
activities described in subparagraph    
7,a77i7 in accordance with the ,state   
plan published pursuant to subparagraph 
7,c7 7as amended or developed pursuant  
to clause 7v7 of this subparagraph71 and
 the other terms and conditions of this 
paragraph with respect to funds reserved
 under subparagraph 7,a77i71 except that
 a ,state1 to establish and support a   
high cost fund1 may not use more than-- 
7,i7 #e percent of the amount of a grant
 received under this subparagraph in the
 first year2 and  7,,ii7 #b percent of  
such amount in each subsequent year4    
7ii7 ,grant amount  7,i7 ,in general ,a 
grant awarded to a ,state under this    
subparagraph shall be in an amount equal
 to #e percent of the ,state's          
allocation under subsection 7d7 for the 
fiscal year for which the grant is      
awarded1 except that no ,state shall    
receive a grant amount that is less than

 #e percent of the ,state's allocation  
under subsection 7d7 for fiscal year    
#bjaj4  7,,ii7 ,ratable reduction ,if   
the amounts appropriated for any fiscal 
year to carry out this subparagraph are 
insufficient to pay the full amounts    
that all ,states are eligible to receive
 under this subparagraph for such year1 
then the ,secretary shall ratably reduce
 the payments to all such ,states for   
such year4  7iii7 ,reallotment ,if a    
,state does not apply for a grant under 
this subparagraph for any fiscal year1  
or if the ,state does not meet the      
requirements of this subparagraph1 the  
,secretary shall reallot such amount to 
the remaining ,states in accordance with
 this subparagraph4  7iv7 ,matching     
funds ,to receive a grant under this    
subparagraph1 a ,state shall provide--  
7,i7 non-,federal matching funds for the
 cost of the activities for which the   
grant is awarded in an amount that is   
not less than #be percent of the amount 
of the grant2 or  7,,ii7 an assurance to

 the ,secretary that the ,state will use
 an amount of non-,federal funds that is
 not less than #be percent of the amount
 of the grant to carry out activities   
similar to the activities described in  
subparagraph 7,a77i7 during the grant   
period of the grant awarded to the      
,state4  7v7 ,state plans ,to receive a 
grant under this subparagraph1 a ,state 
shall-- 7,i7 in the case of a ,state    
that has published a ,state plan        
pursuant to subparagraph 7,c71 amend the
 ,state plan to include any information 
that the ,secretary may require for the 
,state to receive a grant under this    
subparagraph2 and  7,,ii7 in the case of
 a ,state that has not published a      
,state plan pursuant to subparagraph    
7,c71 develop and publish a ,state plan 
pursuant to subparagraph 7,c71 which    
includes any information that the       
,secretary may require for the ,state to
 receive a grant under this             
subparagraph4  7vi7 ,waiver ,a ,state   
desiring a grant under this subparagraph

 to use in accordance with clause 7i71  
but requiring a waiver of any provision 
of this subparagraph due to an aspect of
 ,state governmental structure that is  
incompatible with this subparagraph1 may
 request such a waiver as part of its   
,state plan under subparagraph 7,c74    
7,k7 ,annual reporting ,not later than  
#a year after the first grant is awarded
 under subparagraph 7,j71 and annually  
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,labor of the ,house of ,representatives
 and the ,committee on ,health1         
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate1 a report on the effectiveness 
of disbursements made from high cost    
funds for the most recent fiscal year1  
which shall include--  7i7 the amount of
 grant funds awarded to each ,state     
under subparagraph 7,j72  7ii7 the      
number of ,states that received a waiver
 pursuant to subparagraph 7,j77vi72     
7iii7 an identification of each ,state  
that did not receive a grant under      

subparagraph 7,j71 but made             
disbursements from a high cost fund     
established under subparagraph 7,a77i7  
solely using the funds the ,state       
reserved pursuant to subparagraph       
7,a77i72 and  7iv7 an identification of 
each ,state that did not receive a grant
 under subparagraph 7,j71 but made      
disbursements from a high cost fund     
similar to a high cost fund established 
under subparagraph 7,a77i7 solely using 
non-,federal funds4  4