Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR370: A Resolution recognizing November 29, 2025, as the "50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" in Pennsylvania.
Status: Passed both chambers, December 17, 2025
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing November 29, 2025, as the "50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, November 17, 2025:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing November 29, 2025, as the "50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, Prior to the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, many schools refused to enroll students with disabilities or lacked the resources and guidance to provide an inclusive, appropriate education, which severely limited academic opportunities for these students; and WHEREAS, During the 1970s, it was estimated that more than 1 million students with disabilities were fully excluded from the education system, and many more were being denied an appropriate education, causing advocates to urge congressional action; and WHEREAS, On November 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed into law the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which was renamed in 1990 as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and WHEREAS, The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act guarantees a free and appropriate public education to all students with disabilities in every public school throughout the 50 states; and WHEREAS, This landmark act contains many important provisions to achieve this goal, including requirements for states to identify, locate and evaluate all students in need of special education services, procedural safeguards to protect the rights of children with disabilities and their families and the creation of individualized education programs to establish measurable academic goals for students and define services that a school will …
Sponsors
- D. Miller (R, 42) · primary sponsor
- Jessica Benham (D, 36)
- Timothy Brennan (D, 29)
- Arvind Venkat (D, 30)
- James Haddock (D, 118)
- Nikki Rivera (D, 96)
- Tarah Probst (D, 189)
- Jeanne McNeill (D, 133)
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, 95)
- Benjamin Sanchez (D, 153)
- Patrick Gallagher (D, 173)
- Anthony Bellmon (D, 203)
Latest actions
- : (Remarks see House Journal Page 1658-1659), Dec. 17, 2025
- : Adopted, Dec. 17, 2025 (200-3)
- : Reported as committed, Dec. 16, 2025
- : Referred to EDUCATION, Nov. 17, 2025
Votes
- Adopted, Dec. 17, 2025 (200-3) (December 17, 2025): 200 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Education: Report Bill As Committed (December 16, 2025): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: EDUCATION
Common questions
- What is HR370?
- HR370 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution recognizing November 29, 2025, as the "50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR370 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing November 29, 2025, as the "50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR370?
- Passed both chambers as of December 17, 2025. Latest action: (Remarks see House Journal Page 1658-1659), Dec. 17, 2025 (December 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR370?
- D. Miller (R, 42), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR370?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr370
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