position ยท 2026
Restore federal special-education funding to the promised 40% share
Liccardo supports increasing federal funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act toward the 40% share of special-education costs Congress originally authorized. He cites the IDEA Full Funding Act of 2023 as a bipartisan proposal that would raise funding to that level over 10 years. He also proposes revising the funding formula to address disparities that leave students in higher-poverty, higher-need states with less federal support.
Context: The 10-year funding ramp is part of the named bill; the passage also describes changing the formula as a separate possible action.
In their own words
One bipartisan (but admittedly overwhelmingly Democratic) proposal, the IDEA Full Funding Act of 2023
The source
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