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Special Education and Vocational
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September 2006
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District Superintendents |
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Superintendents |
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Principals of Public
Schools |
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Administrators of Nonpublic
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
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Impartial Hearing Officers |
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Commissioner’s Advisory
Panel for Special Education Services |
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Commissioner’s Advisory
Panel for Nonpublic Schools |
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SETRC Professional
Development Specialists |
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Early Childhood Direction
Centers |
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Organizations, Parents and
Individuals Concerned with Special Education |
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James P. DeLorenzo  |
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Final Federal
Regulations to Implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA 2004) |
The final regulations
to implement IDEA 2004, also commonly known as Part 300 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, were issued in the Federal Register on August 14, 2006 and become
effective on October 13, 2006. These federal regulations can be found at:
http://idea.ed.gov.
Effective
October 13, 2006, school districts are required to implement the new
requirements of the federal regulations. In addition, existing State law and
regulations must continue to be implemented to the extent consistent with
federal requirements. A separate memorandum will be issued regarding the
provision of special education services to students with disabilities enrolled
in nonpublic schools by their parents.
The United States Department of Education (USDOE) has informed states that their
laws and regulations to implement IDEA 2004 must be in effect by June 30, 2007.
In January 2007, the Department will be discussing with the Board of Regents
proposed changes to Part 200 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of
Education. Public hearings will be scheduled after the Board of Regents
meeting. Further information on the public hearing locations and dates will be
announced when finalized on the following web site:
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/idea/home.html.
The Office of Special Education Programs, USDOE, will be hosting Part B
Regulations Regional Implementation Meetings. A schedule of those meetings,
dates and locations may be found under the “event calendar” at:
http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home. In addition, resources related to IDEA
2004 and its implementing regulations such as topic briefs on selected
regulations and links to Technical Assistance and Dissemination
Networks may be found on this same USDOE web site.
Please share this information with Directors of Special Education, Pupil
Personnel Directors, Chairpersons of Committees on Special Education,
Chairpersons of Committees on Preschool Special Education and other interested
individuals.
Questions may be directed to the Special Education Policy and Partnership Unit
at (518) 473-2878 or Special Education Quality Assurance Regional Offices:
Eastern Regional Office (518) 486-6366
Western Regional Office (585) 344-2002
Hudson Valley Regional Office
(518) 473-1185
Central Regional Office (315) 428-3287
Long Island Regional Office (631) 884-8530
New
York City Regional Office (718) 722-4544