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Committee declines to report IEP emergency-procedures bill after members question one-size-fits-all approach
Summary
Senate Bill 1126, which would have expanded statutory coverage for individualized emergency procedures within individualized education programs (IEPs), failed to report out of committee. Senators raised concerns that the measure, as drafted, would require emergency procedures for every IEP and could create unworkable burdens for schools.
The Senate Education and Health Committee declined to report Senate Bill 1126 after senators said the measure was drafted too broadly and could undermine the individualized nature of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
The substitute presented to the committee would have conformed the bill to a House version and allowed certain emergency-procedure…
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