[Federal Register: June 27, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 124)]
[Proposed Rules]
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Part IX
Department of Education
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34 CFR Part 300
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Individuals
With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997; Proposed
Rule
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Part 300
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services;
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of request for advice and recommendations on regulatory
issues under the IDEA Amendments of 1997.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education (Secretary) solicits advice and
recommendations from the public--including persons with disabilities
and their representatives; Federal, State, and local education
administrators; parents; teachers; and members of local boards of
education--prior to publishing proposed regulations to implement
programs under the recently enacted IDEA Amendments of 1997.
DATES: In order to be assured of consideration in developing the
proposed regulations, comments should be received on or before July 28,
1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Thomas Irvin, Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of
Education, Room 4607, Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Irvin--Telephone (202) 205-8825
or JoLeta Reynolds--Telephone: (202) 205-5507. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call (202) 205-5465 or
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between
8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 4, 1997, the President signed into law Pub. L. 105-17, the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997,
amending the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Enactment of these amendments provides an opportunity to consider
improvements in all of the regulations implementing the IDEA, including
both formula and discretionary grant programs, that would strengthen
the Federal effort to give every child a world-class education based on
high standards.
Invitation to Comment
This request for comments is designed to elicit the views of
interested parties on IDEA regulatory issues, particularly persons with
disabilities and their representatives; Federal, State, and local
education administrators; parents; teachers; and members of local
boards of education.
The Department will regulate consistent with its Principles for
Regulating, under which the Department considers whether regulations
are needed to promote quality and equality in educational opportunity,
whether a demonstrated problem requires the issuance of regulations,
whether regulations are needed to resolve ambiguity, and whether a
uniform approach to a situation is appropriate. In developing
regulations, the Department's policy will be to provide flexibility and
minimize burden to the extent consistent with ensuring the
implementation of the protections provided to children with
disabilities and their parents by the IDEA. The Department is
particularly interested in public input on areas in which regulations
are needed to clarify provisions of the statute.
The Secretary requests that each commenter identify her or his role
in special education, regular education, or early intervention, if any,
and the perspective from which she or he views the educational system--
either as a representative of persons with disabilities or of an
association, agency, or school (public or private), or as an individual
person with a disability, teacher, student, parent, or private citizen.
The Secretary urges each commenter to be specific regarding her or his
recommendations, including identifying the particular section of IDEA
or of the current IDEA regulations pertinent to the comment.
All comments submitted in response to this notice will be available
for public inspection during and after the comment period in Room 4607,
Mary E. Switzer Building, 300 C St., SW., Washington, DC, between the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday of each week
except Federal holidays.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.027, Assistance to
States for Education of Children with Disabilities)
Dated: June 23, 1997.
Richard W. Riley,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 97-16796 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am]
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