[19990820]RS20309_《残疾人教育法》：众议院和参议院对少年司法立法的修正案.pdf

343 F. Supp. 279 (E.D.Pa. 1972).1Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20309August 20, 1999Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Houseand Senate Amendments to Juvenile JusticeLegislation(name redacted)Legislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThe Senate on May 20, 1999 and the House on June 17, 1999 passed substantiallysimilar amendments to the due process provisions in the Individuals with DisabilitiesEducation Act (IDEA). IDEA provides federal funds to the states to assist them inproviding an education for children with disabilities. As a condition for the receipt ofthese funds, IDEA contains requirements on the provision of services and detailed dueprocess procedures. In 1997 Congress amended IDEA in the most comprehensive andcontroversial reauthorization since IDEAs original enactment in 1975. One of the mostcontentious issues addressed in the 1997 legislation related to the disciplinary proceduresapplicable to children with disabilities. This issue was raised again in Amendment 355to S. 254, 106 Congress, the Violent and Repeat Juvenile Accountability andthRehabilitation Act of 1999, w