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ENCLOSURE
ANALYSIS UNDER 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(B)(i)-(iv) OF A MAJOR RULE
ISSUED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES
ENTITLED
"ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND THE EARLY INTERVENTION
PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES"
(RIN: 1820-AB40)
(i) Cost-benefit analysis
The Department has conducted a cost and benefit analysis of the final rule. The
analysis examines the extent to which changes made by the 1997 amendments
added to or reduced the costs for school districts and others in relation to the costs
of implementing the law prior to the amendments. Utilizing this methodology, the
Secretary of Education has concluded that the statutory changes included in the
final rule will not, on net, impose significant costs in any one year and may result in
savings to state and local educational agencies.
One of the benefits listed in the analysis is the amount of time saved by special
education personnel for maintaining the records on how their time is allocated in
regular classrooms among children with and without disabilities.
The analysis discusses, section by section, whether the burden and cost of
complying with each provision is increased or decreased by the final rule.
(ii) Agency actions relevant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 603-605,
607, and 609
The Secretary has certified that the final rule will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities.
(iii) Agency actions relevant to sections 202-205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1532-1535
The final rule does not impose an intergovernmental or private sector mandate, as
defined in title II, of more than $100 million in a year under the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995.GAO/OGC-99-35
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United States. General Accounting Office. Department of Education: Assistance to States for the Education of Children with Disabilities and the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, text, March 25, 1999; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc293364/m1/3/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.