The Senate just voted to reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 95-3. The next action will be for the Senate to conference with the House on HR 1350 that was passed in April 2003.

The House bill would allow governors to set the attorneys' fees in their states for IDEA cses in which parents prevail. Critics say the restrictions would cut down on the availability of lawyers for such cases and especially penalize poor families.