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Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

USA116th CongressS-2681| Senate 
| Updated: 10/23/2019
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (3)
Mike Braun (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act This bill expands special education and related services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, for students with visual disabilities, and for children and youth who are deaf-blind. The individualized education program for each child who is visually and/or hearing impaired must include specified components and must provide the child with instruction that meets the child's unique learning needs. In addition, 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. Among other provisions, the bill authorizes support, including 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. The bill 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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Timeline
Oct 23, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4822
Introduced in House
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • October 23, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4822
    Introduced in House


  • October 23, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 23, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4822: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
Academic performance and assessmentsDepartment of EducationDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceEducational technology and distance educationEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHearing, speech, and vision careLanguage artsSpecial educationTeaching, teachers, curricula

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

USA116th CongressS-2681| Senate 
| Updated: 10/23/2019
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act This bill expands special education and related services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, for students with visual disabilities, and for children and youth who are deaf-blind. The individualized education program for each child who is visually and/or hearing impaired must include specified components and must provide the child with instruction that meets the child's unique learning needs. In addition, 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. Among other provisions, the bill authorizes support, including 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. The bill 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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Timeline
Oct 23, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4822
Introduced in House
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • October 23, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4822
    Introduced in House


  • October 23, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 23, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (3)
Mike Braun (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4822: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsDepartment of EducationDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceEducational technology and distance educationEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHearing, speech, and vision careLanguage artsSpecial educationTeaching, teachers, curricula