,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cedd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #a1  
#bjbb,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,casey1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 and ,mr4     
,murphy7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
authorize funding for section #fai and  
part ,c of the ,individuals with        
,disabilities ,education ,act4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,funding ,early ,childhood is the   
,right ,,idea ,act4  #b4 ,findings      
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,high-quality early intervention and    
preschool special education services can
 change a child's developmental         
trajectory and improve outcomes for     
children1 families1 and communities4    
7#b7 ,part ,c of the ,individuals with  
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adca et seq47 authorizes a   
grant program to aid each ,state in     

implementing a system of early          
intervention services for infants and   
toddlers with disabilities and their    
families4  7#c7 ,funding for such part  
,c 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adca et seq47 has    
eroded significantly in the last two    
decades1 from a high of #a1gfh per child
 in #aiii to #fde per child in #bjag1   
adjusted for inflation4  7#d7 ,section  
#fai of the ,individuals with           
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adai7 authorizes grants to   
,states for preschool programs serving  
children with disabilities ages three to
 five4  7#e7 ,funding for such section  
#fai 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adai7 has eroded   
significantly in the last #be years1    
from a high of #a1dhd per child in      
#aiib1 to #ebi in #bjag1 adjusted for   
inflation4  7#f7 ,infants1 toddlers1 and
 preschool children1 and their schools  
would benefit from additional funding to
 restore per child amounts under part ,c
 and section #fai of the ,individuals   
with ,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj 

,u4,s4,c4 #adca et seq42 #adai7 to      
ensure continued delivery of            
high-quality early intervention and     
preschool special education services4   
#c4 ,authorization of appropriations for
 section #fai of the ,,idea ,section    
#fai7;j7 of the ,individuals with       
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adai7;j77 is amended to read 
as follows3  7j7 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section-- 7#a7 #ejb1fjj1jjj for fiscal  
year #bjbc2  7#b7 #fhc1ejj1jjj for      
fiscal year #bjbd2  7#c7 #hbi1gjj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjbe2  7#d7            
#ige1ijj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf2 and 
7#e7 #a1bbj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year     
#bjbg4  4  #d4 ,authorization of        
appropriations for part ,c of the ,,idea
 ,section #fdd of the ,individuals with 
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #addd7 is amended to read as  
follows3  #fdd4 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,for the purpose of      

carrying out this part1 there are       
authorized to be appropriated-- 7#a7    
#gca1ijj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc2     
7#b7 #igd1hjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd2
  7#c7 #a1bbg1djj1jjj for fiscal year   
#bjbe2  7#d7 #a1dhj1jjj1jjj for fiscal  
year #bjbf2 and  7#e7  #a1gca1jjj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjbg4  4