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Sponsor Statement for SJR 26
Federal Aid for Special Education

Urging the President and the Congress to provide additional funding for special education services.

In 1976, the United States Congress passed P.L. 94-142, a portion of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, providing a national framework for providing free, appropriate public education to all students regardless of the level or severity of disability. Along with the guarantee of appropriate education, Congress promised states that it would provide funding for 40 percent of these special education services.

Since the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Alaska has provided the special education services required by federal law. However, Congress has failed to live up to its promise of providing the necessary funding to cover the costs of this mandate.

SJR 26 petitions the U.S. Congress to provide the promised level of funding for special education services.

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