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Information on the IDEA Improvement Act of 2004

The Bill That Congress Passed

bullet The PDF file of the text appearing in the Congressional Record-House:
www.nichcy.org/reauth/report11_17_04.pdf
bullet Text-only version posted at http://thomas.loc.gov/.
bullet http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:h.1350.enr:

Analyses

bullet Analyses of changes in the law, from Wrightslaw:
www.wrightslaw.com/law/idea/idea04.index.htm
bullet IDEA Guide to Frequently Asked Questions from the federal Committee on Education and the Workforce and Subcommittee on Education Reform (February 17, 2005- PDF Format http://edworkforce.house.gov/issues/109th/education/idea/ideafaq.pdf       
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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

 

Early Press Releases

 

bullet News from the Committee on Education and the Workforce, November 19th:
http://edworkforce.house.gov/press/
press108/second/11nov/ideapasseshouse111904.htm
bullet Press release from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC):
www.cec.sped.org/cec_bn/press1_111904.html
bullet Issues page, which provides links to such documents as: the Bipartisan House-Senate Conference Report on H.R. 1350; a summary of the bill; and four fact sheets on the bill, entitled (1) Special Education Reform: Supporting Teachers & Schools, Providing New Choices for Parents & Students; (2) Making Special Education Stronger for Students & Parents; (3) Reducing Unnecessary Lawsuits and Litigation in Special Education; and (4) Building on Historic Funding Increases for Special Education. Find the issues page at:
http://edworkforce.house.gov/issues/
108th/education/idea/idea.htm
bullet A clarification noted by Senator Kennedy regarding a sentence that was inadvertently left out of the Conference Report with respect to attorney's fees, which detailed the limited circumstances in which local educational agencies and State educational agencies can recover attorney's fees. Read Senator Kennedy's clarification, at:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=2004_record&page=S11655&position=all