HR 1272 IH

To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to allow State educational agencies and local educational agencies to establish and implement uniform policies with respect to discipline and order applicable to all children within their jurisdiction to ensure safety and an appropriate educational atmosphere in their schools.

March 24, 1999

Mr. NUSSLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to allow State educational agencies and local educational agencies to establish and implement uniform policies with respect to discipline and order applicable to all children within their jurisdiction to ensure safety and an appropriate educational atmosphere in their schools.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Freedom to Learn Act'.

SEC. 2. UNIFORM DISCIPLINARY POLICIES UNDER THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.

Section 615(k) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1415(k)) is amended--

(1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and

(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:

`(10) UNIFORM DISCIPLINARY POLICIES- Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, each State educational agency or local educational agency may establish and implement uniform policies with respect to discipline and order applicable to all children within its jurisdiction to ensure safety and an appropriate educational atmosphere in its schools.'.

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