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Information on the IDEA
Improvement Act of 2004
The Bill That Congress Passed
Analyses
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Comparison of IDEA
’97 and the new statute from COPAA – Council of Parent Attorneys and
Advocates:
http://www.copaa.org/news/idea04.html |
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200 pages from
NASDSE.
NASDSE, the National Association of State Directors of Special Education,
offers a 200-page side-by-side that compares current law to the amended law
signed by President Bush on December 3rd. Individual copies are $15 each;
bulk orders of 100 copies or more receive a 15% discount. To order your
copy, send a check or purchase order to NASDSE, 1800 Diagonal Road., Suite
320, Alexandria, VA 22314, Attention: C. Burgman. The document is available
in electronic format at
www.nasdse.org. |
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A side-by-side
analysis of transition requirements.
Courtesy of NCSET, the National Center on Secondary Education and
Transition. The side-by-side analysis identifies major changes between IDEA
1997 and H.R. 1350 (IDEA 2004) concerning transition services for youth with
disabilities.
ncset.org/publications/related/ideatransition.asp |
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Summary of the new
law - Courtesy of the National
Committee of Parents and Advocates Organized to Protect IDEA.
www.nichcy.org/reauth/2004IDEASUMMARY-12.04.doc |
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Summary of the new
IDEA provisions - Courtesy of
NAPAS, the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Inc.
www.OCLB.info/pdf/NAPAS_IDEA2004_Summary.pdf |
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Summary
of the 2004 IDEA. Courtesy of the National
Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC), this summary looks at the IEP process, due
process, and discipline.
www.ndsccenter.org/events.asp#summary |
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IDEA
2004 Summary from the PACER center: This is a summary of some of the most
critical changes affecting children with disabilities and their families in
IDEA 2004, concentrating on the IEP process, due process and the discipline
provisions.
http://www.pacer.org/idea/2004/summary.htm |
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National School
Boards Association, Counsel of School Attorneys, Audio Conference
http://www.nsba.org/site/view.asp?TRACKID=&VID=2&CID=443&DID=34922
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A Users Guide to
the IDEA Reauthorization
by the Consortium for
Citizens with Disabilities
http://www.c-c-d.org/IdeaUserGuide.pdf
in Word format:
http://www.thearc.org/ideachanges/usersguide.doc |
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CRS Report to
Congress - Congressional Research Service
http://hutchison.senate.gov/RL32415.pdf |
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