IDEA 2004 Part B Final Regs Finally Out

The official version of the new regulations for IDEA 2004 won't be out until August 14. But you can download an unofficial version of the regs now...

The new regulations have been a long time in coming. An official version will be published in the Federal Register on August 14. But they are available now in MS Word or as a PDF file online - all 1,705 pages of them.

The regulations are supposed to help implement the new law. There are also 19 new topic briefs at the Department of Education's website on a wife number of issues - including procedural safeguards, the individualized education plan, disproportionality and overidentification, discipline, and how the new version of IDEA aligns with the No Child Left Behind Act.

Having trouble sleeping? The appendices alone take up almost 100 pages....