Senate Panel Weighs July Vote to Block Special Education Shift to HHS
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 20
Senate Panel Weighs July Vote to Block Special Education Shift to HHS
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 20
Summary
A Senate education committee is preparing a July vote on legislation that would stop the Trump administration from moving core federal special education functions to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Health and Human Services Department.
Bill Cassidy, the Republican committee chairman, broke with the administration and said special education "should not be moved to HHS," giving Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine a potential bipartisan opening.
The proposed transfer is part of Trump's broader push to dismantle the Education Department, a plan that has alarmed disability rights groups despite administration assurances that students' rights and services will not be disrupted.