Protection and Advocacy for Student Success Act
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This bill would provide grants for protection and advocacy systems to support the rights of students with disabilities.
What it does
This bill would require the Department of Education to provide grants to protection and advocacy systems. These funds would be used to support and protect the legal rights of students with disabilities.
Who is affected
This bill primarily affects students with disabilities, whose rights would be protected and advocated for under the proposed systems. The Department of Education is also affected, as it would be responsible for awarding the grants. Additionally, protection and advocacy systems would receive federal funding to carry out these activities.
Key provisions
- Establishment of protection and advocacy grants. Directs the Department of Education to provide grant funding for protection and advocacy systems.
- Rights protection for students with disabilities. Authorizes these systems to protect and advocate for the legal and civil rights of students with disabilities.
Fiscal impact
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Effective dates
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Relationship to existing law
Not applicable: Bill establishes wholly new authority with no reference to prior law
Stated purpose
The bill aims to protect and advocate for the rights of students with disabilities by directing the Department of Education to award grants for protection and advocacy systems.