The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
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IDEA 2004 topic editors: Joan Danaher and Sue Goode Most recent additions to this page:
Overview and Discussion of 2011 Part C Regulations: Information,
Implementation and Implications Side-by-Side Comparison of the 2011 Final Part C Regulations to the 1999 Regulations (2011), developed by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), its Division for Early Childhood (DEC), and the IDEA Infant Toddler Coordinators Association (ITCA). Available for downloading in its entirety or by subparts. See related resources on our Part C Regulations Web page. (posted October 17, 2011) The Final Part C Regulations were published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2011. Our collection of related resources is being updated regularly. (posted October 6, 2011) This Web page is organized into the following main sections:
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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 (2010) - developed by NICHCY at the request of OSEP
- OSEP Policy Letters of Clarification Related to Part C and Section 619
- OSEP State Contacts for Part C and Part B (October 2010)
(PDF: 214kb) - Video of the history of IDEA from the Department of Education to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of IDEA, 2010 (9:00 min)
(wmv: 25,080kb)
Federal Statute
- P.L.
108-446 (PDF: 422kb) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
Act in a single file.
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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
Title II - National Center for Special Education Research
Title III - Miscellaneous Provisions
Federal Regulations
(See also, our related IDEA Part C and Part B/Section 619 Web pages)- The Part B Federal Regulations for IDEA 2004 were published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2006. Our collection of related resources is being updated regularly.
- The Part C Federal Regulations for IDEA 2004 were published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2011. Our collection of related resources is being updated regularly.
Summaries of IDEA 2004
- Overview of Key Changes in IDEA 2004 - Module 2 of NICHCY's Building the Legacy Training Curriculum on IDEA 2004 (2010)
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Analysis of Changes Made by P.L. 108-446 (2005)
(PDF: 203kb) CRS Report for Congress.
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The New IDEA: CEC's Summary of Significant Issues (PDF: 450kb)
from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
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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.
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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.
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Summary of
Changes Made to Part C by IDEA Reauthorization of 2004
(PDF: 93kb) from the IDEA Infant and Toddler
Coordinators Association.
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IDEA: Guide to Frequently Asked Questions (2005) (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
- OSEP's Annual Reports to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provide the full text of the U.S. Department of Education's yearly reports on IDEA, including data tables.
- The Data Accountability Center (DAC) provides public access to IDEA Part B and Part C data, reported annually by states to OSEP, including state-by-state, rank-ordered, and historic trend data.
Overviews
- OSEP Early Childhood Programs and Projects Under
IDEA, FY 2010 (PDF: 216kb) .
- OSEP Early Childhood Staff
(PDF: 17kb) presented within an abbreviated organizational
chart of the U.S. Department of Education, as of August 2011.