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Federal Rules that Govern Inclusion

IDEIA 2004 Statue Changes
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This site provides updated information for IDEIA 2004 Laws and Resources. This site has links to all the statute changes in IDEIA 2004 and changes to procedural safeguards.   It is a good reference site for those who need current information about the federal rules.

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
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This site has information concerning the new statute of laws governing special education. Here readers can learn about the reauthorization of the important piece of legislation and how it differs from IDEIA ‘97. There are training manuals offered on this site as well.

Public Law 108-446
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This link is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act PL 108-446 in PDF format.

The National Early Childhood Technical Assistant Center (NECTAC)
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In addition to other information this site explains what is necessary for a child to be eligible under Part B of IDEIA 2004. The focus is on eligible policies and practices for children who are served under Part B of IDEIA 2004. This paper also discusses IDEIA 1997 to 2004 improvements.

IDEIA Reauthorization Statue Alignment with the No Child Left Behind Act
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This site provides a simplified version of the IDEIA 2004 and its alignment with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Information is broken down to bullet points and is very informative and simple to read.

National Early childhood Transition Center (NECTC)
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This site holds valuable information on IDEIA 2004 and its relevance to Early Childhood Education. Here are the guidelines and policies that states must abide by in a useable form.

National Early childhood Transition Center (NECTC) (Power Point)
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This link holds a power point that may be helpful to educate others about the new IDEIA 2004

Last Updated: 6/27/22