FEDERAL

Public Law 94-142

History: 25 years in progress in educating children with disabilities through IDEA

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/leg/idea/history.pdf

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) / US Department of Education

http://idea.ed.gov/

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.

Infants and toddlers with disabilities (birth-2) and their families receive early intervention services under IDEA Part C. Children and youth (ages 3-21) receive special education and related services under IDEA Part B.

IDEA Statutes:

U.S.C. Title 20, Education

http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/20C33.txt

20 U.S.C. з 1415 Procedural Safeguards:

http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/law/section1415.pdf

IDEA Regulations: 34 C.F.R.

Part 300, Assistance to States for The Education of Children with Disabilities

http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=d564a3f7e79518c2099c6edbbb59ec0f&rgn=div5&view=text&node=34:2.1.1.1.1&idno=34

and

http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/34/300

Wrightslaw book: Special Education Law has the complete set of federal statutes and regulations.

IDEA Information / Wrightslaw:

http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/law.htm

Americans with Disabilities Act / US Dept. of Justice:

http://www.ada.gov/

Section 504 / US Dept. of Education / Office for Civil Rights:

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html

CALIFORNIA

(California) Education Code, Part 30, Special Education

http://www.specedlawsregs.org/browse.aspx

full document: http://www.metroed.net/codes/education/56000.html

(California) Title 5 - CDE, Chapter 3, Individuals with Special Needs,

Subchapter 1, Special Education Programs

http://www.specedlawsregs.org/browse.aspx

Special Education Resources / CA Dept. of Education:

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/selinks.asp

No Child Left Behind / CA Dept. of Education:

http://www.cde.ca.gov/nclb/