,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,schmitt 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,shaheen1 and ,mr4 ,padilla7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act to require notification 
with respect to individualized education
 program teams1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,empowering ,families in        
,special ,education ,act4  #b4          
,notification requirement for ,,iep     
teams ,section #fad7;d77#a77;,b7 of the 
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4          
#adad7;d77#a77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 clause 7iv71 by redesignating          
subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,iii7 as items
 7aa7 through 7cc71 respectively 7and by
 conforming the margins accordingly72   

7#b7 by redesignating clauses 7i7       
through 7vii7 as subclauses 7,i7 through
 7,,vii71 respectively 7and by          
conforming the margins accordingly72    
7#c7 in the matter preceding subclause  
7,i71 as so redesignated1 by striking   
,the term and inserting the following3  
7i7 ,in general ,the term  2 and  7#d7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7ii7 ,notification required ,within a   
reasonable timeframe prior to the first 
convening of the individualized         
education program team for a child with 
a disability for a school year1 the     
local educational agency that serves    
such child shall notify the parent of   
such child that such parent may1 under  
clause 7i77,,vi71 include other         
individuals who have knowledge or       
special expertise regarding the child1  
including related services personnel as 
appropriate1 as part of the             
individualized education program team4  
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