HCR 30: Honor 50th ann. of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The bill honors the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and urges Congress to fully fund it by enacting the IDEA Full Funding Act. IDEA provides a free, appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities and ensures special education and related services. The bill aims to ensure that the federal appropriation meets the authorized 40% full-funding level. The resolution urges Congress to enact the IDEA Full Funding Act to support the education of children with disabilities.
| Feb. 04, 2026 | Introduced and Referred to Committee: Education |
As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session 2025-2026
H. C. R. No. 30
Representatives Piccolantonio, White, A.
Cosponsors: Representatives Baker, Brennan, Brent, Brewer, Brownlee, Deeter, Lett, Lorenz, Manning, McNally, Odioso, Peterson, Pizzulli, Ray, Ritter, Rogers, Russo, Salvo, Sigrist, Synenberg, Upchurch, White, E.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To honor the 50th anniversary of the original enactment of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and to urge the U.S. Congress to enact the IDEA Full Funding Act.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO (THE SENATE CONCURRING):
WHEREAS, The 50th anniversary of the "Education for All Handicapped Children Act," which was later reauthorized as the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq. (IDEA), is on November 29, 2025; and
WHEREAS, IDEA makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children, supports early intervention services for infants and toddlers and their families, and awards competitive discretionary grants to educational agencies; and
WHEREAS, IDEA authorizes payments of up to 40% of the national average per-pupil expenditure for the adjusted number of students with disabilities in each state, but federal
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appropriations have never met that authorized 40% "full-funding" level; and
WHEREAS, Both the United State House of Representatives and Senate have introduced the IDEA Full Funding Act as H.R. 2598, 119th Congress, and S. 1277, 119th Congress, which are both pending in committee, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 136th General Assembly of the State of Ohio, honor the 50th anniversary of IDEA; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we urge the U.S. Congress to fully fund IDEA by enacting the IDEA Full Funding Act; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the news media of Ohio.