This bill was introduced in the introduced in the House of Representatives on July 6, 2023. This bill administers the Department of Education to award grants for protection and advocacy systems to protect and support the rights of students with disabilities. This bill focuses on monitoring and identifying conditions and practices that violate the laws with respect to the rights of students with disabilities. It also supports advocating for safe and humane conditions and the elimination of aversive and other dangerous practices at educational settings, including seclusion and restraint. It also supports pursuing administrative, legal, and other appropriate remedies to ensure that children, youth, and adults with disabilities in educational settings are eligible for and receiving the education, related services, protections, and rights to which they are entitled under the laws.
