About the bill
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (sometimes referred to using the acronyms EAHCA or EHA, or Public Law (PL) 94-142) was enacted by the United States Congress in 1975. This act required all public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to education for children with physical and mental disabilities. Public schools were required to evaluate children with disabilities and create an educational plan with parent input that would emulate as closely as possible the educational experience of non-disabled students. The act was an amendment to Part B of the Education of the Handicapped Act enacted in 1966.
The act also required that school districts provide administrative procedures so that parents of disabled children could dispute decisions made about their children’s education. Once the administrative efforts were exhausted, …
Sponsor and status
94th Congress (1975–1976)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 29, 1975
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 29, 1975.
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Last Updated: Nov 29, 1975
29 Cosponsors (22 Democrats, 7 Republicans)
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History
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Jan 15, 1975
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Introduced
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Jun 2, 1975
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 18, 1975
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.
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Jul 29, 1975
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes.
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Nov 29, 1975
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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Nov 29, 1975
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Text Published
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S. 6 (94th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 6. This is the one from the 94th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 94th Congress, which met from Jan 14, 1975 to Oct 1, 1976. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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