IDEA Re-Authorization



On December 2, 2004 President Bush signed into Law the Individuals with Disability Education Improvement Act of 2004. This law set the minimum Federal standards for educating children with disabilities. However there are many areas where New Jersey Administrative Code provides additional rights and protection for students. On June 3, 2005 The New Jersey Office of Special Education Programs issued "Guidance for Implementation of the IDEIA 2004"

Federal Documents


IDEIA 2004 415K
No Child Left Behind 1.6M

New Jersey State Documents


New Jersey Administrative Code Title 6a14 (Special Education) 326K
"Guidance for Implementation of the IDEIA 2004" 922K

More information on IDEIA 2004 can be found on these sites:

Wrightslaw www.wrightslaw.com/idea/index.htm
SPAN www.spannj.org/idea_action_alert2.htm
NICHCY nichcy.org/reauth/index.html
PACER www.pacer.org/legislation/index.htm
Our Children Left Behind www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com/