This Tennessee act, signed in 2016, enables recipients of the STEP UP state scholarship to apply its funds to enrollment in two and four-year postsecondary programs for students with intellectual...Read more
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Two identical bills introduced in January 2019, these would prohibit postsecondary institutions from denying a student residential housing on campus or an affiliated location solely because the...Read more
This law, enacted in June 2015, requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to publicize information about PSE programs for students with IDD online and update it completely at least...Read more
Introduced in the 2023 session, but not passed, this bill would provide individuals with intellectual disabilities attending a comprehensive transition program to receive waiver of tuition if the...Read more
Introduced in 2023, but not passed, HB 5146 would have established the Building Better Futures Program, that supports funding for Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary program for students...Read more
This law enacted in June 2019 directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create an advisory council on postsecondary education for persons with intellectual and developmental...Read more
Introduced in March 2019, this bill directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create the Texas Students with Disabilities Scholarship Program, which would provide assistance to...Read more
This bill was introduced in 2021, but did not pass. This legislation would create the Building Better Futures Program, which funds existing or emerging CTPs in Texas. The program will be overseen...Read more
Introduction to the special issue of the Journal of Policy and Practice on Postsecondary Education and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, edited by Meg Grigal and Debra Hart....Read more
This article highlights the benefits of postsecondary education for students with intellectual disability (ID), but reviewing numerous factors contributing to its growth as an option for students...Read more