Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
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IDEA 2004
Speaker Notes:
This presentation, developed by the New York State Education Department, summarizes amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (Public Law 108-446) signed into law by President Bush on December 3, 2004. The information presented represents the Department's understanding of the changes to law as of January 2005. This presentation will be revised, as appropriate, when federal regulations and/or guidance becomes available.
This presentation is provided as a convenience to the public. It is not binding on the New York State Education Department or others and may be revised from time to time. Authoritative statements of the Department's interpretation of the Act, and of the amendments it makes to IDEA and other statutes, will be set out in regulations, guidance and other appropriate documents.
Only those substantive changes to law that are applicable to New York State are included. The full text of IDEA 2004 can be found at: http://edworkforce.house.gov/issues/108th/education/idea/conferencereport/confrept.htm
