The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Overview of Major Provisions
Description:
The Individuals with DisabilitiesEducation Act (IDEA) providesfundsto statesfor
the education of children with disabilities. It contains detailed requirements for the
receipt of these funds, including the core requirement of the provision of a free
appropriate public education (FAPE). IDEA was comprehensively revised in 1997 by
P.L. 105-17, but Congress has continued to grapple with issuesrelating to the Act. This
report provides a brief overview of the Act with particular attention paid to iss…
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Date:
January 11, 2002
Creator:
Apling, Richard N. & Jones, Nancy L.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department