,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ficb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #bf1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,james introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,appropriations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to rescind unobligated amounts 
made available to the ,department of    
,education for fiscal year #bjbf1 and   
transfer such amounts to ,states in     
accordance with section #faa of the     
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,individuals  
with ,disabilities ,education ,and      
,legacy ,act or the ,,ideal ,act4  #b4  
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,on ,november #bi1 #bjbe1 the     
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act 7,,idea7 will honor its 
#ejth anniversary since ,president      
,gerald ,ford signed the ,education for 
,all ,handicapped ,children ,act into   
law in #aige4  7#b7 ,,idea stated1      
clearly and unequivocally1 that every   

child1 regardless of disability1 has the
 right to a free appropriate public     
education in the least restrictive      
setting possible4  7#c7 #ej years of    
progress1 #ej years of possibilities1   
,,idea opened classroom doors1 expanded 
opportunities1 and transformed education
 for millions of students with          
disabilities1 let us keep moving        
forward1 not backward4  7#d7 ,before    
#aige1 more than #a1jjj1jjj children    
with disabilities were excluded from    
public schools1 often relegated to      
specialized private schools sponsored by
 charities and psychiatric hospitals1 or
 left without an education altogether4  
7#e7 ,,idea changed that1 paving the way
 for individualized education plans that
 addressed the individual needs of      
students classified under ,,idea4  7#f7 
,today1 ,,idea governs the education of 
nearly #h1jjj1jjj students nationwide1  
or approximately #ae percent of all     
public school students4  7#g7 ,according
 to the law1 public schools must        

identify and assess all students to     
ascertain if they require services under
 ,,idea4  7#h7 ,children who are        
experiencing homelessness or attending  
private schools must also be afforded   
these services if required4  7#i7 ,for  
#ej years1 ,,idea has been the          
cornerstone of special education in the 
,united ,states1 ensuring access1       
accountability1 and equality for        
millions of students4  7#aj7 ,the       
history of ,,idea is one of progress    
hard-won and progress worth protecting4 
7#aa7 ,when ,,idea became law1 only #a  
in #e children with disabilities had    
access to public education1 and today1  
millions learn1 grow1 and thrive because
 of its protections4  7#ab7 #ej years   
later1 that impact can't be forgotten1  
or undone4  #c4 ,transferring           
unobligated amounts to the ,,idea  7a7  
,rescission ,the unobligated balance of 
each amount made available under the    
heading ,department of ,education by any
 ,act providing appropriations for      

fiscal year #bjbf1 as of the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 are permanently
 rescinded4  7b7 ,transfer ,to the      
extent that amounts otherwise made      
available to carry out section #faa of  
the ,individuals with ,disabilities     
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adaa7   
for each of fiscal years #bjbf through  
#bjbi are equivalent1 accounting for    
inflation1 to the amounts made available
 to carry out such section #faa in      
fiscal year #bjbe1 there is hereby      
appropriated1 out of any amounts in the 
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 to
 be allocated to ,states for each of    
fiscal years #bjbf through #bjbi in     
accordance with such section #faa1 an   
amount equal to the amounts rescinded by
 subsection 7a71 to be merged with      
amounts otherwise made available for    
such purposes4 ,amounts allocated to    
,states pursuant to this subsection for 
each of fiscal years #bjbf through #bjbi
 shall supplement1 not supplant1 amounts
 otherwise made available to make       

allocations to ,states under section    
#faa of the ,individuals with           
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adaa7 for each such fiscal   
year4  7c7 ,report ,not later than #ij  
days after amounts are rescinded by     
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,education shall submit to the          
,committees on ,appropriations of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate a report identifying-- 7#a7 the 
amounts rescinded by subsection 7a72 and
  7#b7 the amounts allocated to each    
,state pursuant to subsection 7b74