The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
Public Law 108- 446: IDEA 2004
President Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (Public Law 108- 446: IDEA 2004) on December 3, 2004. This law promotes accountability for results, enhances parent involvement, uses proven practices and materials, provides more flexibility, and reduces paperwork burdens for teachers, states and local school districts. Many sections of the new law took effect on July 1, 2005. The regulations took effect on October 13, 2006.
The law is organized into four parts: Part A: Administration; Part B: school age and preschool programs for children with disabilities; Part C: birth to 3 years –infants and toddlers; and Part D: national studies, technical assistance investments, personnel preparation investments, and research investments.
The following section is available on IDEA 2004:
IDEA 2004: Overview and Resources
You may also go directly to the resource pages by clicking on the title below:
IDEA 2004: Fact Sheets, Guides, and Tool Kits
IDEA 2004: Reports on IDEA 2004
This section is organized around the following sections of IDEA 2004:
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Part B (ages 6 through 21)
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Part B Section 619 (ages 3 through 5)
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Part C (ages birth through 2)
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Part D and Related Topics
NOTE: for a complete site map of Topics DB: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004), click IDEA 2004 detailed site map.
