State Legislation

This bill was signed on 4/27/23. Section 1, Subpart 12 encompasses the requirements and procedures of a 5-year pilot of a state-funded scholarship for IPSE students. In the fiscal budget year 2024, $955,830 has been allocated to fund these grants for the first year. The funds will cover tuition, and may cover fees, for IPSE students. Requirements for eligibility of both the IPSE student and the programs are detailed in the bill.

Approved by the Governor on 5/24/23, this bill allows for the creation of the Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center, as well as grant establishments.

Introduced in 2023, but not passed, a portion of this legislation relates to the modification Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund, directing the use of the Funds to enact the Oklahoma’s Promise Inclusive Act, and creating the Oklahoma’s Promise Inclusive Program along with the policies and purposes of the program.

Passed in 2022, this bill amends the State School Aid Act to provide supplemental appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2022-23. Specifically, the bill adds $12.2 million in General Fund (GF/GP) money, for a gross supplemental appropriation of $12.2 million. In addition to K-12 funding additions, this bill creates a new scholarship program for high school graduates or those who achieve the high school equivalency certificate and qualify under FAFSA. Scholarship applicants must be Michigan residents for at least one year, be a full-time student, and maintain satisfactory academic progress.

The Think College team presented a poster at the AUCD Annual Conference from November 13-16, 2022 in Washington D.C. This resource listing includes a variety of resources that accompanied the poster.

The poster is about state funding for postsecondary education for students with intellectual disability. It covers different types of legislative funding (student funding, program funding) and how UCEDDs have been involved with state legislation.

This legislation, enacted in July 2022, includes provisions that remove barriers precluding persons with intellectual disabilties (ID) and autism from participating in state colleges and universities.

This bill, passed in 2022, establishes scholarships (College Transition Program Scholarship) for students with intellectual disability (ID) attending a CTP inclusive postsecondary program. In-state students may receive up to $5,000/semester in scholarship money, regardless of financial need. Similar to prior years, the state budget also includes needs-based funds for students with ID.

Passed in 2022, this is the appropriations bill for funding Kentucky state agencies. The bill provides, under the appropriations for University of Kentucky, "$500,000 in each fiscal year for the Human Development Institute (HDI) for the Supported Higher Education Project”. This funds the Kentucky Supported Higher Education Partnership, which works to increase higher education options, access and success for Kentucky students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Introduced several times since 2018, but not passed, this legislation removes several obstacles to enrollment in inclusive postsecondary education and expands inclusive higher education opportunities throughout Massachusetts. Specifically, Massachusetts students with intellectual and developmental disabilities would no longer have to do the following to take part in inclusive undergraduate courses:

This legislation, passed in March 2022, provides $2,000,000 for the Governor’s Higher Education Transition Scholarship Program, to assist students accepted into transitional programs for students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities at state institutions of higher education. The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.