,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ggjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ae1 #bjbd,mr4   
,mol9>o 7= himself & ,ms4 ,p]ez7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (  
,education to conduct a /udy & submit a 
report on ! effect ( education policies 
dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic on ! academic 
a*ievem5t & functional p]=mance ( /ud5ts
 ) an individualiz$ education program1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,?9k ,,diff]5tly   
,ab\t ,end+ ,le>n+ ,loss ,act4  #b4     
,/udy & report on ! effect ( ,,covid-#ai
 p&emic policies on /ud5ts ) an ,,iep   
7a7 ,/udy ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y  
%all conduct a /udy on ! effect ( ,f$]al
 & ,/ate education policies dur+ !      
,,covid-#ai p&emic on ! academic        
a*ievem5t & functional p]=mance ( /ud5ts
 ) an ,,iep1 includ+ policies relat$ to 
remote le>n+ & ! susp5sion or r$uction (

 special education & relat$ s]vices4    
7#a7 ,scope ,su* /udy %all be conduct$ )
 respect to ! #bjah-bjai s*ool ye> ?r\gh
 ! #bjbc-bjbd s*ool ye>1 & %all comp>e--
 7,a7 ! academic a*ievem5t & functional 
p]=mance ( /ud5ts ) an ,,iep be=e1 dur+1
 & aft] ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2 &  7,b7 ! 
access ( su* /ud5ts to special education
 & relat$ s]vices be=e1 dur+1 & aft] !  
,,covid-#ai p&emic4  7#b7 ,metrics ,= ! 
purposes ( su* /udy1 ! ,secret>y %all   
measure academic a*ievem5t & functional 
p]=mance1 & access to special education 
& relat$ s]vices1 ( /ud5ts ) an ,,iep   
us+ metrics t include--  7,a7 results ( 
any /&>diz$ te/+ & assessm5ts available 
= ! s*ool ye>s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72
  7,b7 h\rs ( special education & relat$
 s]vices provid$ to su* /ud5ts 9        
accordance ) _! individualiz$ education 
programs dur+ ! s*ool ye>s describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a72  7,c7 reports on !       
progress ( su* /ud5ts t[>d meet+ !      
annual goals &1 if appropriate1 b5*m>ks 
or %ort-t]m objectives1 ( an            

individualiz$ education program pursuant
 to subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii7 ( section  
#fad7;d77#a77;,a77i7 ( ! ,individuals ) 
,disabilities ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4       
#adad7;d77#a77;,a77i77,i7 & 7,,ii77 dur+
 ! s*ool ye>s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 (
 ?is subsection2 &  7,d7 consultation ) 
/akehold]s1 includ+ educators1 family   
memb]s1 s]vice provid]s1 & /ud5ts4  7b7 
,report ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !     
completion ( ! /udy conduct$ "u         
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit 
a summ>y ( ! f9d+s ( su* /udy to !      
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3  7#a7 ,individualiz$      
education program2 ,,iep ,! t]m         
individualiz$ education program or ,,iep
 means an individualiz$ education       
program def9$ 9 section #fad7;d7 ( !    
,individuals ) ,disabilities ,education 
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adad7;d774  7#b7   
,o!r ,,idea t]ms ,! t]ms special        

education & relat$ s]vices h ! mean+s   
giv5 su* t]ms1 respectively1 9 section  
#fjb ( ! ,individuals ) ,disabilities   
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adja74  
7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,education4  7#d7 ,/ud5ts ) 
an ,,iep ,! t]m /ud5ts ) an ,,iep means 
/ud5ts enroll$ 9 a public s*ool 9       
k9d]g>t5 ?r\gh grade #ab :o h an        
individualiz$ education program4