• A History of IDEA
  In 2000, as part of the OSEP's 25th Anniversary Celebration of the passage of the Education of the Handicapped Act, (now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) OSEP published a brief history of the law's accomplishments since passage in 1975.

• Public - Law 105-17. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997
  Public - Law 105-17, known as the Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1997, was signed into law by former President William J. Clinton on June 4, 1997. PDF

• IDEA'97: The Regulations
  While regulations implementing IDEA 2004 are being prepared, the regulations implementing the 1997 law, published in the Federal Register on March 12, 1999, remain in effect, to the extent that they are consistent with the IDEA 2004 statute.

• Ley de Educacion para Personas con Impedimentos — Reglamento Final
  Mientras las regulaciones que aplica la IDEA 2004 son preparados, las regulaciones que aplica la 1997 ley se queda del hecho, hasta el punto que ellos son consecuente con la IDEA 2004 est statuto.

• IDEA'97: Federal Register Notices

• IDEA'97: Letters and Memos

• Additional IDEA'97 Documents and Overheads
  The documents and overheads listed below were published by the Office of Special Education Programs either at the same time that the final IDEA'97 regulations were published in the Federal Register (March 12, 1999) or afterwards.

Documents:


• IDEA '97 Major Issues
  Office of Special Education Programs


• IDEA '97 General Overview Questions and Answers
  Office of Special Education Programs


• IDEA '97 Regulations — Introductory Comments — Topic Brief 1
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999.


• General State and District-wide Assessments — Topic Brief 2
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999.


• Regular Education Teachers as IEP Team Members — Topic Brief 3
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999.


• Graduation with a Regular Diploma — Topic Brief 4
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999.


• Discipline Procedures — Topic Brief 5
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999.


• Children with ADD/ADHD — Topic Brief 6
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S.Department of Education, 1999.


• Use of "Developmental Delay" by States and LEAs — Topic Brief 7
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999.


• Definition of "Day; Business day; School day" — Topic Brief 8
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999.


• Public Charter Schools — Changes from Proposed Rules — Topic Brief 9
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S.Department of Education, 1999.


• Parentally-placed Children in Private Schools — Topic Brief 10
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999.


• IDEA '97 Regulations — Removing all NPRM "Notes" — Topic Brief 11
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999.


• IDEA — Provisions of Special Interest to Parents. Topic Brief 12
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999.


• IDEA — Provisions of Special Interest to Teachers — Topic Brief 13
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999.


• IDEA — Provisions of Special Interest to Administrators — Topic Brief 14
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999.


• Questions and Answers about Mediation
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 2000.
  PDF (26K)
  


• Discipline for Children With Disabilities
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999.
  MS Word (143K)





Overheads:


• Overheads: Mediation
  Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), 2001.
  PDF (226K)
  
  
• Overheads: OSEP Regional Trainings on the IDEA '97 Regulations
  NICHCY, 1999.
  
  
• Overheads: OSEP's Letters on IDEA: February 1999 to mid-March 2000
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, and NICHCY, 2000.
  
  
• Overheads: Use of "Native Language" and "Limited English Proficiency" in Part B
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, and NICHCY, 2000.
  PDF (351K)
  
  
• Overheads: Use of "Transportation" in Part B
  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, and NICHCY, 2000.
  PDF (605K)
  
  

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