Action Expected Soon On Special-Ed. Plans

By Lynn Schnaiberg



Washington

After months of behind-the-scenes discussions and multiple drafts of bills to reauthorize the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, lawmakers are gearing up to take action on the landmark special-education law.

Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., the chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Disability Policy, introduced his reauthorization plan, S 1578, last month. House Republicans have not formally introduced a bill, but the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families released its third draft...

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