1120 -- Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act | Poliscope

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

1120

115th Congress

Education

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

February 16, 2017

Latest Action

February 16, 2017

Primary Sponsor

Matt CartwrightDemocratic(PA)

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Summary

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act This bill amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require a state to identify, evaluate, and provide special education and related services to children who have visual or hearing disabilities (or both) and also are, or may be, classified in another disability category. A state must ensure that it has enough qualified personnel to serve children who have such disabilities and that a full continuum of alternative placements is available to meet the needs of disabled children for special education and related services. The individualized education program for each child that is either (or both) visually or hearing impaired must include specified components and must provide the child with instruction that meets the child's unique learning needs. Similarly, the individualized family service plan for an infant or toddler with a hearing disability must include specified components. A state's closure of a special school serving deaf or blind children shall count as a reduction of its financial support for special education and related services for purposes of the prohibition against reducing state financial support for such services from one fiscal year to the next. The bill also: (1) authorizes grants for training special education personnel, to be used in preparing individuals to become qualified teachers and early intervention specialists for children with hearing disabilities; and (2) establishes within the Department of Education the Anne Sullivan Macy Center on Visual Disability and Educational Excellence to better support students with visual disabilities.

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THE MCGRATH GROUP LLLC (9)AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY (1)AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND (6)MS. BARBARA RAIMONDO (6)

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2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Federal "Truth in Advertising" legislation; in general. H.R. 3928, the "Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act," all provisions. Issues pertaining to scope of practice; in general. Health care reform efforts; in general. Repeal of the Affordable Care Act, in general. Letter to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the forthcoming regulations relating to the over-the-counter sale of hearing aids. Letter to the Food and Drug Administration regarding National Shortages of Lidocaine with Epinephrine, Lidocaine, and Other Local Anesthetics. Coalition Letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General regarding information blocking by Electronic Health Record Vendors. Letter to Congress regarding H.R. 5247/S. 204, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018, all provisions. H.Res.740, Expressing Support for the Designation of March 3, 2018, as World Hearing Day. H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; Section 303. S. 2852, the Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018; provisions related to malpractice/tort reform and H.R. 1876. Issues pertaining to Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K) and parent choice; in general. H.R. 1120, the "Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act," all provisions. Coalition letter to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS regarding HHS-ONC-2018-022 - Request for Information Regarding the 21st Century Cures Act Electronic Health Reporting Program.