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NM: PED: Special Education Act Passes Senate, Moves On To House

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 4, 2025 | State

Los Alamos Reporter The New Mexico Senate passed legislation yesterday that would establish a dedicated Office of Special Education and create a comprehensive state-specific framework to address the unique challenges faced by students with disabilities throughout New...

TX: Texas schools are required to improve accommodations for dyslexic students by this summer

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 4, 2025 | State

Texas Standard For years, parents and education advocates have complained about a lack of proper resources in Texas schools for students with dyslexia. But under a bill passed in 2023, that’s about to change. School districts have until this summer to move students...

UT: Bill that would have banned seclusion in Utah schools now allows it again

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 25, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State

FOX news 13 When Stephanie Merrill read the first substitute of a bill that would ban seclusion in Utah schools, she was “completely overjoyed.” “It took me totally by surprise,” added her husband, Craig Merrill, in a recent interview with FOX 13 News. “I thought,...

TX: Bill would require special education discussions during Texas school board meetings

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 18, 2025 | State

TCU 360 Texas lawmakers are pushing to bring special education discussions into the public arena with proposed changes to service requirements. Senate Bill 568, currently under committee review, aims to reshape how school districts and open-enrollment charter schools...

OK: Controversial bill withdrawn following backlash, OK senator ‘regrets’ the turmoil

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 11, 2025 | State

News 9 If it passed, SB1017 would have impacted medical care for students with special needs to include only “educationally necessary services” in schools. That means Individualized Education Plans, or IEPs — which provide specialized instruction and support services...
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