- 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.
- 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.
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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:
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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