4855255 Public Hearing Notice (Revised) on B20-723, "Special Education Student Rights Act of 2014", B20-724, "Enhanced Special Education Services Act of 2014", and B20-725, "Special Education Quality Improvement Act of 2014"
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David Catania
CHAIR, Committee on Education
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC hearingon
B20-723 “Special Education Student Rights Act of 2014”, B20-724 “Enhanced Special Education Services Act of 2014", and B20-725 “Special Education Quality Improvement Act of 2014”
on
Thursday, June 19, 2014
11:00 am, in Hearing Room 500, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
David Catania, Chair of the Committee on Education, announces a public hearing of the Committee on Education. The public hearing will take place at 11:00 am on Thursday, June 19, 2014, in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building. This hearing notice has been revised to reflect a time change. The hearing will now take place at 11:00am.
At this public hearing, the Committee will hear from agency and public witnesses on the proposed legislation designed, among many things, to provide D.C. families with additional procedural safeguards; improve the Individualized Education Program process; expand the eligibility requirements for early intervention services; require schools to begin helping students with special needs transition to adulthood at age 14; eliminate a charter's option to choose DCPS as its LEA for special education purposes; and create a fund that captures savings from non-public tuition to specifically use towards capacity building in schools.
Those who wish to testify are asked to telephone the Committee on Education at 202-724-8061 or e-mail Jamaal Jordan, at jjordan@dccouncil.us, and furnish their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 10 copies of written testimony. Individuals will have three minutes to present their testimony.
If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Education, Council of the District of Columbia, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 119, Washington, DC 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2014.
