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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

OSEP Resources - IDEA 2004

• Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004 - This Web site is being developed by OSEP to provide a "one-stop shop" for resources related to IDEA 2004. When fully implemented, it will provide searchable versions of the IDEA and its regulations, access to cross-referenced content from other laws, links to OSEP's Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network, a Q&A Corner and other resources.
• OSEP's Topical Web Pages
• IDEA 2004 Model Forms for IEPs, Notice of Procedural Safeguards, Prior Written Notice
• Part C Option - materials
• OSEP Presentation - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Selected Highlights of the 2004 Reauthorization, March 2005 (PPT: 737kb)
• Building the Legacy Training Curriculum on IDEA 2004 - developed by NICHCY at the request of OSEP (posted 6/19/2008)

Federal Statute

• P.L. 108-446 (PDF: 422kb) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act in a single file.
• OSEP's Web site of resources related to IDEA 2004 provides links to Titles and Parts of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004:
  

  Title I

  – Part A - General Provisions
  – Part B - Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities
  – Part C - Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities
  – Part D - National Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities
  Title II - National Center for Special Education Research
  Title III - Miscellaneous Provisions
  

Federal Regulations

• On August 14, 2006, the Federal Regulations for Part B of IDEA 2004 (PDF: 1420kb) were published in the Federal Register.
• Links to specific subparts and sections of the Part B regulations are available on OSEP's IDEA 2004 Web site.
• On December 1, 2008, the IDEA Part B Final Supplemental Regulations (PDF: 185kb) were published in the Federal Register.
• In April 2009, the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education published Non-regulatory Guidance on the Part B Final Supplemental Regulations.

• On January 16, 2009, the Proposed Regulations for Part C of IDEA 2004 (2007) (PDF: 434kb) ) were withdrawn by the U.S. Department of Education and are presently under review. An OSEP memo dated January 28, 2009 (DOC: 52kb) to all State Part C Coordinators on procedures for receiving a FFY 2009 grant award under IDEA 2004, states the following:
  "Although the draft final Part C regulations were withdrawn by the Department on Friday, January 16, 2009, States are required to ensure that their State policies, including statutes and regulations, are consistent with the Part C requirements in 20 U.S.C. §§1401 et seq., as amended in 2004, and all applicable regulations in 34 CFR Part 303".

Summaries of IDEA 2004

• Overview of Key Changes in IDEA 2004 - Module 2 of NICHCY's Building the Legacy Training Curriculum on IDEA 2004 (posted 6/19/2008)
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Analysis of Changes Made by P.L. 108-446 (PDF: 203kb) CRS Report for Congress.
• The New IDEA: CEC's Summary of Significant Issues (PDF: 450kb) from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
• The New IDEA: A Summary of Significant Reforms (PDF: 192kb) from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
• Comparison of H.R. 1350 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004) and IDEA ‘97 from the The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, provides individual comparisons of Parts A, B, C, and D of IDEA 97 and the new law.
• A User's Guide to the 2004 IDEA Reauthorization (PDF: 64kb) (P.L. 108-446 and the Conference Report) prepared for the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities by Robert Silverstein, J.D., Director, The Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy.
• Summary of Changes Made to Part C by IDEA Reauthorization of 2004 (PDF: 93kb) from the IDEA Infant and Toddler Coordinators Association.
• IDEA: Guide to Frequently Asked Questions (PDF: 215kb) from the U. S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Data on the Implementation of the Early Childhood Provisions of IDEA

• 28th Annual Report to Congress (January 2009) - the full text of the U.S. Department of Education's yearly report on IDEA, including data tables.

Overviews

• OSEP Early Childhood Programs and Projects Under IDEA, FY 2007 (PDF: 216kb) .
• OSEP Early Childhood Staff (PDF: 61kb) presented within an abbreviated organizational chart of the U.S. Department of Education, as of June 25, 2009.

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