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H.R.697
Sponsor: Rep Wicker, Roger F.(introduced 2/10/1999)
Latest Major Action: 3/5/1999 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide that any decision relating to the establishment or implementation of policies of discipline of children with disablities in school be reserved to each State educational agency, or as determined by a State educational agency, to a local educational agency.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
2/10/1999:
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
3/5/1999:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
COMMITTEE(S):
RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(28), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Aderholt, Robert B. - 3/10/1999 Rep Burton, Dan - 6/23/1999
Rep Deal, Nathan - 3/10/1999 Rep DeLay, Tom - 3/10/1999
Rep DeMint, Jim - 6/23/1999 Rep Dickey, Jay - 3/24/1999
Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. - 4/27/1999 Rep Graham, Lindsey O. - 3/10/1999
Rep Gutknecht, Gil - 3/10/1999 Rep Hall, Ralph M. - 5/20/1999
Rep Jenkins, William L. - 6/23/1999 Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. - 3/24/1999
Rep Kingston, Jack - 4/27/1999 Rep Largent, Steve - 3/10/1999
Rep Lewis, Ron - 5/20/1999 Rep Linder, John - 3/24/1999
Rep Miller, Gary - 3/24/1999 Rep Myrick, Sue - 3/10/1999
Rep Norwood, Charlie - 4/27/1999 Rep Paul, Ron - 3/10/1999
Rep Pickering, Charles (Chip) - 3/10/1999 Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. - 3/10/1999
Rep Royce, Edward R. - 5/20/1999 Rep Ryun, Jim - 3/24/1999
Rep Shadegg, John B. - 3/10/1999 Rep Shows, Ronnie - 3/10/1999
Rep Stearns, Cliff - 3/10/1999 Rep Whitfield, Ed - 4/27/1999

SUMMARY AS OF:
2/10/1999--Introduced.

Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to reserve to each State educational agency (SEA), or to a local educational agency as determined by the SEA, any decision relating to establishment or implementation of policies of discipline of children with disabilities in school. Requires that any such policy be applicable to all children with disabilities in that State or local educational agency.