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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
3/30/2023 • Senate
Summary
Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act or the RISE Act
This bill establishes requirements for institutions of higher education (IHEs) concerning students with disabilities.
Specifically, the bill requires IHEs to allow students to use certain documents, such as individualized education programs, to establish their disabilities.
In addition, IHEs must make the process for determining the eligibility for accommodations transparent.
Finally, IHEs must submit key data related to their undergraduate students with disabilities for inclusion in federal postsecondary institution data collection efforts.
Introduced in Senate • 3/30/2023
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Originated in the Senate
Introduced
March 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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