S. 745

Summary

S. 745, the Empowering Families in Special Education Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 26, 2025 by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Feb 26, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

S. 745 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 S745 IS: Empowering Families in Special Education Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-26
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 745  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 26, 2025   Mr. Schmitt  (for himself,  Mrs. Shaheen , and  Mr. Padilla ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions    A BILL
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require notification with respect to individualized education program teams, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Empowering Families in Special Education Act  .
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Notification requirement for IEP teams
Section 614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(B) ) is amended—
(1)
in clause (iv), by redesignating subclauses (I) through (III) as items (aa) through (cc), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);
(2)
by redesignating clauses (i) through (vii) as subclauses (I) through (VII), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);
(3)
in the matter preceding subclause (I), as so redesignated, by striking  The term  and inserting the following:
(i)
In general
The term
 ; and
(4)
by adding at the end the following:
(ii)
Notification required
Within a reasonable timeframe prior to the first convening of the individualized education program team for a child with a disability for a school year, the local educational agency that serves such child shall notify the parent of such child that such parent may, under clause (i)(VI), include other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the child, including related services personnel as appropriate, as part of the individualized education program team.
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Sponsors

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R) sponsors S. 745, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Eric Schmitt

Sen. · R–MO · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025

Alex Padilla

Sen. · D–CA · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 26, 2025 · Original

Jeanne Shaheen

Sen. · D–NH · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 26, 2025 · Original

Tim Sheehy

Sen. · R–MT · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 3, 2025

Raphael Warnock

Sen. · D–GA · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 17, 2025

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Committees

S. 745 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Referred To · Feb 26, 2025 · 747 Bills

Actions

S. 745 has taken 2 actions since Feb 26, 2025.

Votes

S. 745 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 745, as Identical bill.

HR 1570Empowering Families in Special Education ActFeb 25, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 745 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Empowering Families in Special Education Act — Display Title
• Empowering Families in Special Education Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require notification with respect to individualized education program teams, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 15 registered lobbyists who named S. 745 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Medicare/Medicaid, Retirement.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 745 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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