Senate Passes Bipartisan RISE Act

On November 9th, the Senate passed S. 3589, the Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act on a bipartisan basis. The bill has been designed to make it easier for students with disabilities to obtain accommodations when they enter college. The most important provision eliminates the need for many students to undergo expensive, duplicative disability evaluations after graduating from high school. The bill is particularly significant because it aims to mitigate the longstanding gap between the ability to receive accommodations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in K–12 education and the accommodations available under federal disability civil rights laws in higher education. The RISE Act still needs approval from the House of Representatives to be enacted into law this year.

Read S. 3589 here.