Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004
http://idea.ed.gov

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act Public Law 108- 446
http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/pl108-446.pdf

Additional information about IDEA 2004 statute can be found at:
http://www.ideapartnership.org/topicdetail.cfm?topicid=31


Statutory Changes
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has provided a series of documents that cover a variety of high-interest topics and brings together the statutory language related to those topics to support constituents in preparing to implement the new requirements. They also address provisions of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, PL108-446 (IDEA 2004)  regarding the alignment between IDEA and No Child Left Behind,   referred to in this document as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, which take effect on July 1, 2005 with the exception of some elements of the definition of “highly qualified teacher” that took effect upon the signing of the act.  It does not address any changes that may be made by the final regulations.

The links to the OSEP documents issued on October 5, 2005, on the IDEA 2004 reauthorized statute are provided below:  

• ALIGNMENT WITH THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
  
• CHANGES IN INITIAL EVALUATION AND REEVALUATION
  
• CHILDREN ENROLLED BY THEIR PARENTS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS
  
• DISCIPLINE
  
• DISPROPORTIONALITY AND OVERIDENTIFICATION
  
• EARLY INTERVENING SERVICES
  
• HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS
  
• INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP), TEAM MEETINGS AND CHANGES TO THE IEP
  
• INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP)
  
• LOCAL FUNDING   
  
• NATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD (NIMAS)
  
• PART C AMENDMENTS IN IDEA 2004
  
• PART C OPTIONS: AGE 3 TO KINDERGARTEN AGE
  
• PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS: SURROGATES, NOTICE, AND CONSENT
  
• PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS: MEDIATION AND RESOLUTION SESSIONS
  
• PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS: DUE PROCESS HEARINGS
  
• SECONDARY TRANSITION
  
• STATE FUNDING
  
• STATEWIDE AND DISTRICTWIDE ASSESSMENTS

IDEA 2004--Part B Final Regulations
The regulations and other IDEA 2004 resources are available on the US Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) website.  Please note that these regulations take effect on October 13, 2006.   For complete information click on:
http://www.ideapartnership.org/homepage2.cfm


In early May, the partnership organizations met to develop dialogue starters and recommended activities around the statutory changes of IDEA 2004. These activities are written for you by individuals that share your perspectives on implementing the new law.

Dialogue Guides
Dialogue Guides are models for conducting interactive discussions across stakeholders in States and districts. Each Guide provides a common set of materials and suggested procedures for involving various audiences. In this manner, stakeholders all over the country can begin interacting in new ways around implementation issues.

We are using the Dialogue Guide format to help you use the information released by the OSEP on changes in IDEA 2004.  Click here to view the Dialogue Guides that are currently available.  This link will take you to the Dialogue Guide section of the website.