,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bc1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,de,saulnier 7for himself and ,mr4     
,huffman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,education and ,workforce  ,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 three  
decades1 from a high of #c1ijb per child
 in #aiii to #a1cbd per child in #bjbc1 
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 three decades1
 from a high of #a1hhc per child in     
#aiib1 to #hdi in #bjbc1 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 #ejc1jjj1jjj for fiscal 
year #bjbg2  7#b7 #fhc1ejj1jjj for      
fiscal year #bjbh2  7#c7 #hbi1gjj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjbi2  7#d7            
#a1jjh1ijj1jjj for fiscal year #bjcj2   
and  7#e7 #a1bbj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year
 #bjca4  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    

#icb1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg2     
7#b7 #igd1hjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbh2
  7#c7 #a1bbg1djj1jjj for fiscal year   
#bjbi2  7#d7 #a1dhj1jjj1jjj for fiscal  
year #bjcj2 and  7#e7 #a1gbb1jjj1jjj for
 fiscal year #bjca4  4