by Jennifer Wolfsheimer, Rorie Fitzpatrick, Heather Quigley-Cook and Christina Spector, WestEd
Document ToolThis document provides an overview of federal requirements related to the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as specified in statute, federal regulations, non-regulatory guidance from the US Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), and related caselaw from issues litigated in district courts or the US Supreme Court. Note: It is not an exhaustive list of IDEA-related requirements but includes those most frequently queried by state education agencies (SEAs) relative to their authority, in the experience of the authors.
