Bill113th Congress

H.R. 511

TEAM-Empowerment Act of 2013

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Introduced
Feb 5, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Education
Latest Action
Feb 8, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]

Republican·MS-3
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First Name: Gregg
Last Name: Harper
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
511
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Feb 5, 2013
Policy Area
Education
Is Law
No
Feb 8, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Source: House committee actions

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Introduced in House

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Feb 5, 20130

Transition toward Excellence, Achievement, and Mobility through Empowerment Act of 2013 or the TEAM-Empowerment Act of 2013 - Amends the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to states for the development and implementation of an individual transition plan (ITP) for each individual with a developmental disability in the state who is transitioning from secondary school into adulthood.

Requires ITPs to assist the developmentally disabled achieve integrated employment, postsecondary education, independent living, and community engagement.

Requires each grantee to establish a transition planning and services (TPS) administrative unit within its intellectual and developmental disabilities agency to develop, and assist in the implementation of, ITPs. Requires that unit to offer strategies, training, and information to the developmentally disabled and their families that facilitates their participation in the transition process.

States that ITPs are to: (1) apply until an individual's 26th birthday; (2) be reviewed annually and updated as needed; (3) be developed during in-person meetings that include the individual and his or her family; and (4) address the individual's needs in the areas of postsecondary education, career preparation and work-based learning, development and leadership, connecting activities, and family involvement and supports.

Requires the TPS administrative unit to use transition brokers to: (1) facilitate coordination among state agencies in the development of ITPs; and (2) assist the developmentally disabled, consistent with their ITPs, in navigating the complex system of supports and services available through federal and state programs.

Energy and Commerce Committee

House· Standing
Disability and paralysisEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsHigher educationSpecial educationState and local government operationsVocational and technical educationYouth employment and child labor

Introduced in House

Feb 5, 2013

TEAM-Empowerment Act of 2013 — Informed