,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ejac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bi1         
#bjbb,ms4 ,hassan introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize grants to e/abli% a national   
education protection & advocacy program 
to en=ce ! rights & protections "u !    
,individuals ) ,disabilities ,education 
,act1 ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act (
 #aiij1 & section #ejd ( !              
,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protection & ,advocacy 9  
,education ,act4  #b4 ,grants to e/abli%
 a national education protection &      
advocacy program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,am]ican ,indian         
consortium ,! t]m ,am]ican ,indian      
consortium has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9     
section #ajb ( ! ,developm5tal          
,disabilities ,assi/ance & ,bill (      
,rights ,act ( #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     

#aejjb74  7#b7 ,educational sett+ ,! t]m
 educational sett+ includes any sett+1 9
 :i* a /ud5t 7includ+ a *ild1 y\?1 or an
 adult7 :o may be eligible = education  
or relat$ s]vices "u1 or is o!rwise     
protect$ by1 ! laws describ$ 9          
subsection 7b7 receives su* education or
 s]vices4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m        
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,education4  7#d7 ,protection & advocacy
 sy/em ,! t]m protection & advocacy     
sy/em means a protection & advocacy     
sy/em e/abli%$ "u section #adc ( !      
,developm5tal ,disabilities ,assi/ance &
 ,bill ( ,rights ,act ( #bjjj 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aejdc74  7b7 ,program        
e/abli%$ ,! ,secret>y %all make grants  
to protection & advocacy sy/ems = !     
purpose ( protect+ ! rights & advocat+ =
 ! educational ne$s ( *ildr51 y\?1 &    
adults :o are 7or may be7 protect$ by or
 eligible = education or relat$ s]vices 
"u ! ,individuals ) ,disabilities       
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et 
seq471 section #ejd ( ! ,rehabilitation 

,act ( #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid71 or ! 
,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq474  7c7    
,uses ( funds ,a protection & advocacy  
sy/em %all use a grant "u ?is section to
 c>ry out "o or m ( ! foll[+3 7#a7      
,monitor+ & id5tify+ conditions &       
practices t violate ! laws describ$ 9   
subsection 7b7 ) respect to ! rights (  
/ud5ts ) disabilities4  7#b7 ,advocat+ =
 safe & humane conditions & ! elim9ation
 ( av]sive & o!r dang]\s practices at   
educational sett+s1 includ+ seclusion & 
re/ra9t4  7#c7 ,collaborat+ ) p>5t tra9+
 & in=mation c5t]s1 z describ$ 9 section
 #fga ( ! ,individuals ) ,disabilities  
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adga71  
to ensure t ne$$ advocacy & in=mation is
 provid$ = families & individuals       
protect$ by or eligible =               
education-relat$ s]vices1 protection1 & 
rights "u ! laws describ$ 9 subsection  
7b74  7#d7 ,advocat+ = r$ress (         
violations ( ! law & provid+ advocacy 9 
dispute resolution proce$+s4  7#e7      

,advocat+ = sy/emic *ange 9 educational 
sett+s to address violations ( ! laws   
describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7#f7 ,pursu+
 adm9i/rative1 legal1 & o!r appropriate 
rem$ies to ensure t *ildr51 y\?1 &      
adults ) disabilities 9 educational     
sett+s are eligible = & receiv+ !       
education1 relat$ s]vices1 protections1 
& rights to :i* !y are entitl$ "u ! laws
 describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7d7 ,sy/em 
requirem5ts ,to be eligible = a grant "u
 ?is section1 a protection & advocacy   
sy/em %all-- 7#a7 h ! au?ority to       
inve/igate incid5ts ( abuse & neglect ( 
y\?1 *ildr51 & adults ) disabilities 9  
educational sett+s if ! incid5ts are    
report$ to ! protection & advocacy sy/em
 or if !re is probable cause to believe 
t ! incid5ts occurr$2  7#b7 h ! au?ority
 to pursue legal1 adm9i/rative1 & o!r   
appropriate rem$ies or approa*es to     
ensure ! protection (1 & advocacy =1 !  
rights ( *ildr51 y\?1 & adults 9        
educational sett+s :o are protect$ by or
 are 7or may be7 eligible = education or

 relat$ s]vices "u ! laws describ$ 9    
subsection 7b72 &  7#c7 h ! same        
au?orities z set =? 9 section #adc ( !  
,developm5tal ,disabilities ,assi/ance &
 ,bill ( ,rights ,act ( #bjjj 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aejdc7 & any regulations     
issu$ "u su* section1 includ+ ! au?ority
 to access individuals1 records1 &      
educational sett+s4  7e7 ,application ,a
 protection & advocacy sy/em %all submit
 an application to ! ,secret>y at su*   
"t1 9 su* =m & mann]1 & accompani$ by   
su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require1
 & %all include a description ( h[ !    
sy/em w use grant funds to address !    
ne$s ( *ildr51 y\?1 & adults )          
disabilities 9 educational sett+s4  7f7 
,appropriations less ?an #f1gej1jjj     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,) respect to any fiscal  
ye> = :i* ! am\nt appropriat$ pursuant  
to subsection 7o7 to c>ry out ?is       
section is less ?an #f1gej1jjj1 !       
,secret>y %all res]ve funds 9 accordance
 ) subsection 7n77#a7 & make grants f   
su* rema9+ am\nts among protection &    

advocacy sy/ems t apply = a grant "u ?is
 section4  7#b7 ,am\nt ( grant ,! am\nt 
( a grant "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n be    
less ?an-- 7,a7 #abj1jjj = a protection 
& advocacy sy/em locat$ 9 #a ( ! sev]al 
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or !    
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico2 &  7,b7    
#fj1jjj = a protection & advocacy sy/em 
locat$ 9 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal?
 ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 or !       
,am]ican ,indian ,consortium4  7g7      
,appropriations ( #f1gej1jjj or m  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,) respect to any fiscal ye> 9 
:i* ! am\nt appropriat$ pursuant to     
subsection 7o7 to c>ry out ?is section  
is n less ?an #f1gej1jjj1 ! ,secret>y   
%all res]ve funds 9 accordance )        
subsection 7n77#b7 & make grants f su*  
rema9+ am\nts n lat] ?an ,janu>y #a ( ! 
fiscal ye> to protection & advocacy     
sy/ems t apply = a grant "u ?is section4
  7#b7 ,am\nt ( grant ,subject to       
p>agraph 7#c71 ! am\nt ( a grant to a   
protection & advocacy sy/em "u p>agraph 

7#a7 %all be equal to an am\nt be>+ !   
same ratio to ! total am\nt appropriat$ 
= ! fiscal ye> involv$ pursuant to      
subsection 7o7 & n res]v$ z ! population
 ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! grantee is locat$    
be>s to ! population ( all ,/ates4  7#c7
 ,m9imums ,! am\nt ( a grant "u p>agraph
 7#a7 %all n be less ?an-- 7,a7 #abj1jjj
 = a protection & advocacy sy/em locat$ 
9 "o ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (    
,columbia1 or ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to   
,rico2 &  7,b7 #fj1jjj = a protection & 
advocacy sy/em locat$ 9 ,am]ican ,samoa1
 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana     
,isl&s1 ,guam1 or ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9
 ,isl&s1 & = ! sy/em s]v+ ! ,am]ican    
,indian ,consortium4  7#d7 ,adju/m5t ,= 
ea* fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! total am\nt      
appropriat$ "u subsection 7o7 to c>ry   
out ?is section is #aj1jjj1jjj or m1 &  
su* appropriat$ am\nt exce$s ! total    
am\nt appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is       
section = ! prec$+ fiscal ye>1 !        
,secret>y %all increase ea* ( ! m9imum  
grant am\nts describ$ 9 subp>agraphs    

7,a7 & 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#c7 by a        
p]c5tage equal to ! p]c5tage increase 9 
! total am\nt appropriat$ "u subsection 
7o7 to c>ry out ?is section betwe5 !    
prec$+ fiscal ye> & ! fiscal ye>        
involv$4  7h7 ,direct paym5t ,not)/&+   
any o!r provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y    
%all pay directly to any protection &   
advocacy sy/em t complies ) ?is section1
 ! total am\nt ( ! grant = su* sy/em1   
unless ! sy/em provides o!rwise = su*   
paym5t4  7i7 ,no mat*+ funds requir$ ,! 
,f$]al %>e ( a grant "u ?is section %all
 be #ajj p]c5t & a grant recipi5t %all n
 be requir$ to provide mat*+ funds4  7j7
 ,annual report ,ea* protection &       
advocacy sy/em t receives a grant "u ?is
 section %all submit an annual report to
 ! ,secret>y conc]n+ ! s]vices provid$  
to protect & advocate = ! educational   
ne$s ( *ildr51 y\?1 & adults :o are 7or 
may be7 eligible = education & relat$   
s]vices "u ! laws describ$ 9 subsection 
7b74  7k7 ,adm9i/rative1 report+1 &     
ov]sight requirem5ts ,to ! ext5t        

possible1 report+1 monitor+1 program    
f9anc+1 & o!r adm9i/rative & ov]sight   
requirem5ts e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y "u  
?is section %all be consi/5t ) !        
adm9i/rative1 report+1 & ov]sight       
requirem5ts = a protection & advocacy   
sy/em "u ! ,developm5tal ,disabilities  
,assi/ance & ,bill ( ,rights ,act (     
#bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aejjja et seq474  
7l7 ,supplem5t1 n supplant ,a protection
 & advocacy sy/em receiv+ funds "u ?is  
section %all use su* funds to supplem5t1
 & n supplant1 funds us$ to protect !   
rights & advocate = ! educational ne$s (
 *ildr51 y\?1 & adults :o are 7or may   
be7 protect$ "u or eligible = s]vices "u
 ! laws describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7m7 
,c>ryov] & program income ,any am\nts   
paid to a protection & advocacy sy/em = 
a fiscal ye> "u ?is section t rema9     
unobligat$ at ! end ( su* fiscal ye>    
%all rema9 available to su* sy/em =     
obligation dur+ ! subsequ5t fiscal ye>4 
,program income g5]at$ f su* am\nts %all
 be consid]$ additive & %all rema9      

available = #e additional fiscal ye>s   
aft] ! ye> 9 :i* su* am\nt 0 paid to !  
protection & advocacy sy/em4  7n7       
,te*nical assi/ance  7#a7               
,appropriations ( less ?an #f1gej1jjj ,=
 any fiscal ye> = :i* ! am\nt           
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section is  
less ?an #f1gej1jjj1 ! ,secret>y %all   
set aside #a p]c5t ( ! funds appropriat$
 7b n less ?an #ej1jjj7 to make a grant 
to or a contract or coop]ative agreem5t 
) a national organization ) exp]i5ce 9  
provid+ tra9+ & te*nical assi/ance to   
protection & advocacy sy/ems to provide 
su* tra9+ & te*nical assi/ance4  7#b7   
,appropriations ( n less ?an #f1gej1jjj 
,= any fiscal ye> = :i* ! am\nt         
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section is n
 less ?an #f1gej1jjj1 ! ,secret>y %all  
set aside #b p]c5t ( ! funds appropriat$
 to make a grant to or contract or      
coop]ative agreem5t ) a national        
organization ) exp]i5ce 9 provid+ tra9+ 
& te*nical assi/ance to protection &    
advocacy sy/ems to provide su* tra9+ &  

te*nical assi/ance4  7o7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is section = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh #bjcb4