California 2025-2026 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AJR7 Compare Versions

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Joint Resolution No. 7Introduced by Assembly Member AddisMarch 26, 2025 Relative to special education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 7, as introduced, Addis. Special education funding: protection.This measure would call on members of the United States Congress to oppose reductions to funding that negatively impact educational services for students with disabilities and would call on the President of the United States and Congress to ensure that services and funding for students with disabilities are uninterrupted.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, The federal government plays a vital role in ensuring that California students, particularly those students with the greatest needs, including students with disabilities, receive the education to which they are entitled; andWHEREAS, The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) provides a free and appropriate education to eligible children with disabilities. California receives over $1,500,000,000 in federal IDEA funding to support special education and related services. Further, federal Medicaid funding plays a crucial role in assisting with the cost of providing education-related services like speech therapy and physical therapy for eligible students with disabilities; andWHEREAS, The federal government is critical to the protection and defense of the rights of students with disabilities. Families trust and rely on the government to ensure that their children receive a free appropriate public education, as required by federal law; andWHEREAS, California has over 700 cases pending with the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, and nearly 400 of these cases address disability discrimination. Justice will be delayed or denied for hundreds of families given the lack of enforcement capacity due to the abrupt reduction in the departments workforce and the closure of regional offices; andWHEREAS, Funding cuts to federal programs that support students with disabilities will have significant and detrimental educational impacts; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature calls on members of the United States Congress to oppose reductions to funding that negatively impact educational services for students with disabilities; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature calls on the President of the United States and Congress to ensure that services and funding for students with disabilities are uninterrupted, including the allocation, monitoring, and management of IDEA formula funding and discretionary grant-funded programs; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States, and to the author for appropriate distribution.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Joint Resolution No. 7Introduced by Assembly Member AddisMarch 26, 2025 Relative to special education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 7, as introduced, Addis. Special education funding: protection.This measure would call on members of the United States Congress to oppose reductions to funding that negatively impact educational services for students with disabilities and would call on the President of the United States and Congress to ensure that services and funding for students with disabilities are uninterrupted.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
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9	9	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
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11	11	Assembly Joint Resolution
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13	13	No. 7
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15	15	Introduced by Assembly Member AddisMarch 26, 2025
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20	20	Relative to special education.
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22	22	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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24	24	## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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26	26	AJR 7, as introduced, Addis. Special education funding: protection.
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28	28	This measure would call on members of the United States Congress to oppose reductions to funding that negatively impact educational services for students with disabilities and would call on the President of the United States and Congress to ensure that services and funding for students with disabilities are uninterrupted.
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30	30	This measure would call on members of the United States Congress to oppose reductions to funding that negatively impact educational services for students with disabilities and would call on the President of the United States and Congress to ensure that services and funding for students with disabilities are uninterrupted.
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32	32	## Digest Key
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34	34	## Bill Text
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36	36	WHEREAS, The federal government plays a vital role in ensuring that California students, particularly those students with the greatest needs, including students with disabilities, receive the education to which they are entitled; and
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38	38	WHEREAS, The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) provides a free and appropriate education to eligible children with disabilities. California receives over $1,500,000,000 in federal IDEA funding to support special education and related services. Further, federal Medicaid funding plays a crucial role in assisting with the cost of providing education-related services like speech therapy and physical therapy for eligible students with disabilities; and
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40	40	WHEREAS, The federal government is critical to the protection and defense of the rights of students with disabilities. Families trust and rely on the government to ensure that their children receive a free appropriate public education, as required by federal law; and
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42	42	WHEREAS, California has over 700 cases pending with the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, and nearly 400 of these cases address disability discrimination. Justice will be delayed or denied for hundreds of families given the lack of enforcement capacity due to the abrupt reduction in the departments workforce and the closure of regional offices; and
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44	44	WHEREAS, Funding cuts to federal programs that support students with disabilities will have significant and detrimental educational impacts; now, therefore, be it
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46	46	Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature calls on members of the United States Congress to oppose reductions to funding that negatively impact educational services for students with disabilities; and be it further
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48	48	Resolved, That the Legislature calls on the President of the United States and Congress to ensure that services and funding for students with disabilities are uninterrupted, including the allocation, monitoring, and management of IDEA formula funding and discretionary grant-funded programs; and be it further
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50	50	Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States, and to the author for appropriate distribution.