US Congress Senate Bill 1585 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes requirements for institutions of higher education (IHEs) concerning students with disabilities. Specifically, the bill requires IHEs to allow students to use certain documents, such as individualized education programs, to establish their disabilities. In addition, IHEs must make the process for determining the eligibility for accommodations transparent. Finally, IHEs must submit key data related to their undergraduate students with disabilities for inclusion in federal postsecondary institution data collection efforts.

RISE Act of 2019 Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act of 2019

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB3086 (Same As) 2019-06-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1585/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1585/BILLS-116s1585is.pdf