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114-hr-3535114th Congress

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Sponsored By: Representative Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

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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 states' 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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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

PA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 9/17/2015

  • Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/17/2015

  • Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 9/17/2015

  • JOSEPH CROWLEY

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/28/2015

  • STEVE ISRAEL

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/16/2015

  • Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/18/2015

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 12/10/2015

  • Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/7/2016

  • ROBERT BRADY

    PA • D

    Sponsored 2/3/2016

  • LORETTA SANCHEZ

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/7/2016

  • Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 3/7/2016

  • Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 3/7/2016

  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/7/2016

  • Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 3/14/2016

  • Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2016

  • Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 4/29/2016

  • Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2016

  • Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2016

  • Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2016

  • Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 5/16/2016

  • Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/17/2015

  • Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 9/17/2015

  • Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 9/17/2015

  • MICHAEL HONDA

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/17/2015

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/17/2015

  • Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2015

  • Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 10/2/2015

  • Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/20/2015

  • Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 2/9/2016

  • Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 11/15/2016

  • Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/8/2016

  • CHAKA FATTAH

    PA • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2016

  • Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 6/14/2016

  • PETER KING

    NY • R

    Sponsored 6/15/2016

  • ELIJAH CUMMINGS

    MD • D

    Sponsored 7/5/2016

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 7/5/2016

  • Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 7/5/2016

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2016

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 9/13/2016

  • Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/15/2016

  • ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

    FL • R

    Sponsored 11/30/2016

  • Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/8/2016

Roll Call Votes

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