The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Overview of P.L. 108-446

Jones, Nancy L. ; Apling, Richard N.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Budgets;    Education of disabled students - Law and legislation;    Federal aid to education - Law and legislation;    Disabled;    Elementary and secondary education;   

RP-ID  :  RS22138
RP-ID  :  RS22138_2005May05

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the main federalprogram concerning the education of children with disabilities. It authorizes state andlocal aid for special education and related services for children with disabilities andcontains detailed due process protections for children with disabilities and their parents.On December 3, 2004, President Bush signed “the Individuals with DisabilitiesEducation Act Improvement Act” (P.L. 108-446), a major reauthorization and revisionof IDEA. The new law preserves the basic structure and civil rights guarantees of IDEAbut also makes significant changes in the law. Most provisions of P.L. 108-446 go intoeffect on July 1, 2005. This report will briefly discuss several of the major changesmade by the reauthorization.