State Regulations for Implementing Part B of IDEA

This page provides links to state regulations and other policy documents (statutes, procedures, guidance materials) for implementing Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). We show the URLs for printing purposes. If your state has similar resources available online, that are not shown below, please contact Sue Goode (sue_goode@unc.edu) to add them to our list. The documents listed were current as of November 2007.

(See also our Part C State Policies Web page)

Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming

Alabama

• Rules of the Alabama Administrative Code, Chapter 290-8-9, Special Education Services (2007)

Alaska

• Alaska Administrative Code, Title 04, Chapter 52, Education for Children with Disabilities and Gifted Children (2007)
  http://www.nectac.org/shortURL.asp?sURL=AK_code
• 4 AAC 52, Children with Disabilities (Phase II) (PDF: 72kb) - Effective September 23, 2007, Register 183, October 2007.
• 4 AAC 52, Children with Disabilities (Phase I) (PDF: 45kb) - Effective August 30, 2007, Register 183, October 2007.
• Alaska Special Education Handbook (2007-2008)
  http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/handbook/TOC.doc (DOC: 344kb)
• 2007-2008 Handbook Guidance Memorandum
  http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/handbook/FORMS/pref_sec1a.pdf (PDF: 55kb)

Arizona

• Revised Statutes, Title 15, Education - scan down to Chapter 7, Article 4 (2007)
  http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp?Title=15
• Special Education Policies and Procedures (n.d.)
  http://www.azed.gov/ess/policyprocedures/

Arkansas

• Special Education Rules and Regulations (2000, in the process of being revised)
  http://arksped.k12.ar.us/sections/rulesandregulations.html
• State Eligibility Documents (2000, in the process of being revised)
  http://arksped.k12.ar.us/sections/stateeligibility.html

California

• CA Special Education Laws (2007) and other guidance materials
  http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/lr/
• A searchable database of CA Special Education Laws (2007)

Colorado

• Rules (for the) Administration of the Exceptional Children's Educational Act 1 CCR 301-8 (2007)
  http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/download/pdf/ECEARules_Effective12-30-07.pdf (PDF: 1331kb)

Connecticut

• Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, State Department 0f Education, Special Education (2005)
  http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Special/SpEd_Regs.pdf
• Guidance Documents Related to Special Education (various dates)
  http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2678&Q=320730#publications

Delaware

• Final State Special Education Regulations (effective June 11, 2007)
  http://www.doe.state.de.us/PROGRAMS/SPECIALED/

District of Columbia

• Special Education Regulations, Chapter 30 Special Education Policy (2003)
  http://nectac.org/~pdfs/idea/partbregs/DC_Sped_Regs_2003_revision.pdf (PDF: 294kb)

Florida

• Florida Statutes and State Board of Education Rules (Vol. I-B): Excerpts for Special Programs (revised 2006)
  http://www.fldoe.org/ese/pdf/1b-stats.pdf (PDF: 3041kb)

Georgia

• Special Education Rules (adopted June 14, 2007)
  http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_exceptional.aspx?PageReq=CIEXCAdoptedRules

Hawaii

• Implementing the Provisions of Chapter 56, Provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education for a Student with a Disability (2002)
  http://doe.k12.hi.us/specialeducation/chapter56/index.htm
• Administrative Rules, Chapter 56, Provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education for a Student with a Disability (2000)
  http://doe.k12.hi.us/specialeducation/index_references.htm

Idaho

• Idaho Special Education Manual (2007)
  http://www.sde.state.id.us/SPECIALED/manuals.asp

Illinois

• Illinois Administrative Rules, Part 226: Special Education (effective June 28, 2007)
  http://www.isbe.net/rules/archive/pdfs/226ark.pdf
• Other Related Illinois Regulations/Legislation (various dates)
  http://www.isbe.net/SPEC-ED/html/regs_legislation.htm

Indiana

• Indiana State Board of Education Rule, Article 7 (2002)
  http://www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/speced/pub_article7_2002.html
• Additional State Legislation and Policy Clarification (various dates)
  http://www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/speced/laws.html

Iowa

• Proposed Special Education Rules (2007)
  http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/972/592/
• Administrative Rules for Special Education (2006)
  http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/624/592/
• State Guidance (various dates)
  http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/category/22/674/1087/

Kansas

• Special Education Process Handbook (2008)
  http://www.kansped.org/ksde/ph08/PH_main_08.html
  [Note: See Appendix E for the Kansas State Regulations for Special Education (2001) - http://www.kansped.org/ksde/ph08/FinalRegs_0803.pdf]

Kentucky

• Kentucky Administrative Regulations: Title 707, Chapter 1, Exceptional and Handicapped Programs (2007)
  http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/TITLE707.HTM

Louisiana

• Bulletin 1706: Regulations for Implementation of the Children with Exceptionalities Act, Subpart A - Regulations for Students with Disabilities. (2004)
  http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v43/28v43.pdf (PDF: 728kb)

Maine

• Chapter 101 Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty (effective August 3, 2007)
  http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/rules/index.html

Maryland

• Code of Maryland Regulations, Subtitle 05 Special Instruction Programs (amended 2007)
  http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/subtitle_chapters/13a_Chapters.htm#Subtitle05

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts Special Education Regulations (amended 2007)
  http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr28.html
• Massachusetts Special Education Laws and Related Documents (various dates)
  http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/laws.html

Michigan

• Public Hearing Notice (2007-015 ED) for Special Education Rules and Documents (2007)
  http://mich.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140--168378--,00.html
• Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education (effective Dec. 31, 2006)
  http://www.nectac.org/shortURL.asp?sURL=MI-PartBregs

Minnesota

• Minnesota Rules, Chapter 3525, Department of Education, Children with a Disability (2007)
  https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/3525/

Mississippi

• Policies and Procedures regarding Children with Disabilities under IDEA 97 (2003)
  http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/SPECIAL_EDUCATION/policies_3.html
• Policy Questions & Answers (2003)
  http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/questions_answers.html
• See also, Information and Publications
  http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/info_pubs.html

Missouri

• State Plan for Special Education: Regulations Implementing Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (revised 2007)
  http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/stateplan/index.html
• Special Education Compliance Standards and Indicators Manual (revised November 14, 2007)
  http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Compliance/StandardsManual/index.html

Montana

• Administrative Rules of Montana, Title 10, Chapter 16, Special Education (2007)
  http://www.opi.state.mt.us/pdf/arm/16chapter.pdf (PDF: 277kb)

Nebraska

• Nebraska Administrative Code, Title 92, Chapter 51, Regulations and Standards for Special Education Programs (2006)
  http://www.nde.state.ne.us/LEGAL/documents/RULE512006.pdf (PDF: 1095kb)

Nevada

• Nevada Administrative Code, Chapter 388 (updated 2006)
  http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-388.html
• Revised Proposed Regulations to Chapter 388 of NAC (September 2007)
  http://nde.doe.nv.gov/SpecialEdResources/nac.pdf (PDF: 182kb)

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Rules for the Education of Children with Disabilities (2002)
  http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/instruction/SpecialEd/documents/2002RULES.PDF (PDF: 836kb)

New Jersey

• New Jersey Regulations, Chapter 6A:14, Special Education (2006)
  http://www.nj.gov/education/code/current/title6a/chap14.pdf (PDF: 794kb)
• New Jersey Special Education Code Requirements adn Related Documents (various dates)
  http://www.nj.gov/education/specialed/reg/

New Mexico

• Special Education Rules, Children with Disabilities/Gifted Children , 6.31.2 NMAC (2007)
  http://www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/laws/6.31.2.pdf (PDF: 250kb)
• New Mexico Special Education Policy and Procedures (November 2007)
  http://www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/policies_procedures/index.html

New York

• Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Pursuant to Sections 207, 3214, 4403, 4404 and 4410 of the Education, PART 200, Students with Disabilities, and PART 201, Procedural Safeguards for Students with Disabilities Subject to Discipline (October 2007)
  http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/lawsandregs/Oct2007.pdf (PDF: 585kb)

North Carolina

• Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities (2007, November)
  http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/ec/policy/policies/2007policies.pdf (PDF: 539kb)

North Dakota

• Special Education State Guidelines (2007)
  http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/speced/guide/index.shtm
• Proposed Administrative Rules for Special Education (2007)
  http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/rules/proposed/index.shtm
• Administrative Rules for Special Education - scan down to Article 67-23 (2000)
  http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/rules/current.shtm

Ohio

• Ohio Revised Code, TITLE 33, Chapter 3323: Education of Handicapped Children (effective 09-29-2007)
  http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3323
• Proposed New Operating Standards (DRAFT 3.0: Sept. 5, 2007)
  http://www.nectac.org/shortURL.asp?sURL=OH_PartB_draftregs
• Related Documents (2007)
  http://www.nectac.org/shortURL.asp?sURL=OH_PartB_additional

Oklahoma

• Policies and Procedures for Special Education in Oklahoma (2007)
  http://se.sde.state.ok.us/ses/Compliance/Policies_and_ProceduresForSpecialEducation_2007.pdf (PDF: 1044kb)

Oregon

• Oregon Administrative Rules Relating to Special Education (2007)
  http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_500/OAR_581/581_015.html

Pennsylvania

• Proposed Rulemaking: Chapter 14 - Special Education Services and Programs (June 30, 2007)
  http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol37/37-26/1146.html
• Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 14, Special Education Services and Programs (amended 2004)
  http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/022/chapter14/chap14toc.html

Rhode Island

• Proposed State Regulations - including changes from the current state regulations (modified on 10/31/2007)
  http://www.nectac.org/shortURL.asp?sURL=RI_PartB_proposedregs (PDF: 571kb)
• Regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Regents for Elementary & Secondary Education Governing the Education of Children with Disabilities, December (2000)
  http://www.ride.ri.gov/Special_Populations/State_federal_regulations/RI_REGS_DEC_00.PDF (PDF: 257kb)

South Carolina

• State Regulations - 43-243, Special Education, Education of Students with Disabilities (2007) - http://ed.sc.gov/agency/offices/ec/stateregs/StateRegulations2007.html
• Exceptional Children, State Policy Letters (various dates)
  http://ed.sc.gov/agency/offices/ec/regulatory/

South Dakota

• Administrative Rules, Special Education (2007)
  http://doe.sd.gov/oess/specialed/docs/2405%207-07.rtf (DOC: 32kb)
  See also http://legis.state.sd.us/rules/DisplayRule.aspx?Rule=24:05
• Special Education Eligibility Guide (revised 2007)
  http://doe.sd.gov/oess/specialed/IEP/Original%20TA%20Guide2007MAIN.pdf (PDF: 503kb)

Tennessee

• Rules of State Board of Education, Chapter 0520-1-9, Special Education Programs and Services (2005)
  http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/rules/0520/0520-01/0520-01-09.pdf (PDF: 272kb)
• Special Education Manual (updated 2006)
  http://www.state.tn.us/education/speced/seguidebooks.shtml

Texas

• Special Education Rules and Guidance (amended November 2007)
  http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/guidance/rules/index.html

Utah

• Final, Approved Utah Special Education Rules (revised 10/9/2007)
  http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/sars/lawsregs/rules.htm

Vermont

• Vermont Special Education Rules (effective 9/17/2007)
  http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/board/rules_fulltoc.html#SPED
• Special Education Guide (effective 9/17/2007)
  http://education.vermont.gov/new/pdfdoc/pgm_sped/laws/sped_guide_07_0917.pdf (PDF: 464kb)

Virginia

• DRAFT Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia (2008) (PDF: 4844kb)
  (NOTE: New Virginia special education regulations will not become effective until after the completion of the process required by Virginia’s Administrative Process Act.)
  http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/dueproc/final_sped_regs.pdf
• Guidance Document on the Implementation of IDEA 2004 - Part B Requirements (May 2005) (PDF: 225kb)
  http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/dueproc/IDEA2004GuidanceDocument.pdf
• Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia (2002)
  http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Sped/varegs.pdf (PDF: 308kb)
• Other Guidance Documents
  http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/sess/idearegs.html

Washington

• Rules for the Provision of Special Education to Special Education Students: Chapter 392-172A WAC (2007)
  http://www.k12.wa.us/SpecialEd/pubdocs/wac/WAC_392_172a.pdf (PDF: 355kb)

West Virginia

• Policy 2419, Regulations for the Education of Exceptional Children (2007)
  http://wvde.state.wv.us/ose/policy2419.html

Wisconsin

• Special Education Laws/Procedures/Bulletins (various dates)
  http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/hmlaws.html
• Proposed Rule Modifications (2007)
  http://dpi.wi.gov/pb/pdf/sldsddrule.pdf (PDF: 37kb)

Wyoming

• State of Wyoming Rules, Department of Education, Chapter 7, Services for Children with Disabilities (2007)
  http://www.k12.wy.us/SE/Docs/CH7.pdf (PDF: 407kb)