This appropriations bill, signed in 2023, increased the Florida CTP scholarship amount for eligible students from a maximum of $7,000 to $15,000. Student eligibility is detailed in section 1004....Read more
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Signed into law in 2016, this act established the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and charged the Center with managing the Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Program application and approval process. The act also established scholarship awards for students, grant awards to promote new program development and existing program enhancements, and accountability requirements associated with these opportunities....Read more
This legislation, enacted in 2020, appropriates $500,000 in funding for inclusive postsecondary education for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the FY 2021 Georgia state budget....Read more
Enacted in 2015, this legislation created a committee which conducted a study into postsecondary education and employment needs for individuals with IDD. It recommended that the Georgia legislature create an Employment First Georgia Council under the Georgia vocational rehabilitation agency....Read more
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...Read more
Why GAO Did This Study: Research suggests that more students with disabilities are pursuing higher education than in years past, and recent legislative changes, such as those in the Higher...Read more
Trying new things and meeting new people are some of the most important parts of college. Ways to engage on campus are as broad and varied as students’ interests and diversity across communities....Read more
This bill, enacted in 2021, amends the Dual Credit Quality Act, stating that transition planning must include information regarding career and technical education opportunities, as well as...Read more
Think College Insight Brief #6 gives an overview of the impact of students with intellectual disabilities in postsecondary education opportunities on teacher education programs. Peer mentoring...Read more
This special issue of Impact explores what we know, and what we still need to know, about what works to support increased participation of students with disabilities, especially those with...Read more