States' Part B Rules, Regulations and Policies
This page provides links to state regulations and other policy documents
(statutes, procedures, guidance materials) for implementing Part B
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). We show the URLs for
printing purposes. If your state has similar resources available online, that are not
shown below, please contact Sue Goode (sue_goode@unc.edu)
to add them to our list. The documents listed are current as of October 2011.
(See also our Part C State Policies Web page)
Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming
- Chapter 290-8-9 Special Education Services - Rules of the Alabama State Board Of Education State Department of Education,
(effective 5/19/2011)
https://docs.alsde.edu/documents/65/1-AAC%20290-8-9%20%205-19-2011.pdf - See also, AL Special Education Publications - Code (various dates)
http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/documents.asp?section=65&sort=1&footer=sections
- Alaska Administrative Code - Education for Children with Disabilities and Gifted Children
(updated November 28, 2009)
scan down to Title 04, Chapter 52 - http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/folioproxy.asp?url=http://wwwjnu01.legis.state.ak.us/cgi-bin/folioisa.dll/aacSee also, regulations recently filed by the Lieutenant Governor - http://www.eed.state.ak.us/regs/filed.html
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2007/2008 Alaska Special Education Handbook (revised September 2009)
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/handbook/TOC.doc
(DOC: 344kb)
- 2007/2008 Handbook Guidance Memorandum
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/handbook/FORMS/pref_sec1a.pdf (DOC: 55kb)
- Arizona Statutes, Title 15, Chapter 7, Article 4, Special Education for Exceptional Children (no date found)
scan down to Chapter 7, Article 4 - http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp?Title=15 - See also, Arizona reports/resources - includes presentations, forms, publications (various dates)
http://www.azed.gov/special-education/resources/
- Special Education Rules and Regulations (revised July 2010). See Section 30 - Early Childhood Special Education
http://arksped.k12.ar.us/sections/rulesandregulations.html
- See also, PART II of Special Education Eligibility Criteria and Program Guidelines for Children with Disabilities,
Ages 3-21 (2008)
http://arksped.k12.ar.us/sections/rulesandregulations.html#BOTTOM
- CA special education laws, regulations and other guidance materials (various dates). Includes
a searchable database of CA special education laws (revised July 2011)
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/lr/ - Early Childhood Special Education Series (various dates) - a collection of handbooks focusing on core
concepts and preferred practices gathered from an in-depth review of current literature, statutes, and regulations.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/fp/ecseries.asp
- Colorado Rules for the Exceptional Children's Educational Act (effective September 30, 2011)
http://www.cde.state.co.us/spedlaw/download/ECEARulesOctober2011.pdf
(PDF: 330kb)
- See also, CO Special Education Rules and Regulations
http://www.cde.state.co.us/spedlaw/rules.htm
- Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, State Department 0f Education, Special Education (2005)
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Special/SpEd_Regs.pdf (PDF: 147kb)
See also, Notice to Adopt Proposed Revisions to the State Special Education Regulations (March 2010)
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Special/FinalNoticeforCLJ.pdf (PDF: 294kb)
- See also, Legal Guidance (various dates)
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2678&Q=320730&sdePNavCtr=|#Legal - Guidance Documents Related Eligibility and Other Topics (various dates)
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2626&q=322672#Elig - IEP Manual and Forms (3rd rev. October 2010)
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Special/IEPManual.pdf (PDF: 1024kb)
- Special Education Regulations, Delaware’s Administrative Code, Title 14 Education,
922-929 (effective 09/01/2011)
http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title14/900/922.shtml#TopOfPage - See also, DE Special Education Reports, Forms and Publications
http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/students_family/specialed/Rep_Forms_Pub/default.shtml
- Special Education Policies and Regulations - includes regulations, policies, and guidance (various dates)
http://seo.dc.gov/service/policies-and-regulations
- Florida Statutes and State Board of Education Rules (Vol. I-B): Excerpts for Special Programs
(revised 2011)
http://www.fldoe.org/ese/pdf/1b-stats.pdf (PDF: 7731kb)
- ESE Policies and Procedures by School District (updated annually)
http://www.fldoe.org/ese/ppd.asp
- Special Education Rules (amended March 2010)
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/Special-Education-Rules.aspx
- Implementation Manual for the Special Education State Rules (Part 1, April 2011; Part 2, September 2011)
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/Implementation-Manual.aspx
- Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 8, Chapter 60, Provision of a Free
Appropriate Public Education for a Student with a Disability (effective November 23, 2009) and other
special education policy documents (various dates)
http://doe.k12.hi.us/specialeducation/index_references.htm
- Idaho Special Education Manual 2007 (revised 2009)
http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/special_edu/manual_page.htmSee 2009 Revision Summary
http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/special_edu/docs/manual_documents/2009%20Revisions%20Summary.pdf (PDF: 33kb)
- Illinois Administrative Rules, Part 226: Special Education (amended May 26, 2011)
http://www.isbe.net/rules/archive/pdfs/226ark.pdf (PDF: 236kb)
- Other Related Illinois Regulations/Legislation (various dates)
http://www.isbe.net/SPEC-ED/html/regs_legislation.htm
- Indiana Special Education Rules: Title 511, Article 7, Rules 32-47 (December 2010)
http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/individualized-learning/art7.pdf (PDF: 1054kb) - Additional
policy clarification (various dates)
http://www.doe.in.gov/achievement/individualized-learning/laws-rules-and-interpretations
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Iowa Administrative Rules of Special Education 2010 (2010-03-01) and Special Education Rules Amendments 2011 (2011-03-22)
http://educateiowa.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=624&Itemid=1640 - See also, Eligibility Documents - Special Education Policies Part B (available for public comment September 2010)
http://educateiowa.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=618&Itemid=1645
- Special Education Process Handbook (modified 6/30/2011)
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=3152
Note: See Eligibility Indicators (modified 10/07/2011)
http://www.ksde.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=DJgUcNDo4QQ%3d&tabid=3152&mid=11429 (PDF: 950kb)
- Guidance Documents (various dates)
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=3757 - KSBE Regulations, Article 40, Special Education (amended March 21, 2008)
https://svapp15586.ksde.org/regs_statutes/Stat_Reg_Results.aspx?Statute=0&Regulation=91-40-1&rpttype=2&search=&maxres=10&andor=AND
- Kentucky Administrative Regulations: Title 707, Chapter 1,
Exceptional and Handicapped Programs (2007)
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/TITLE707.HTM - Kentucky Guidance Documents (various dates)
http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Exceptional+Children/Guidance+Documents/ - Eligibility Guidelines for Speech/Language (2009)
http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Exceptional+Children/KY+Eligibility+Guidelines/
- Title 17:1941 Education of Students With Exceptionalities (2008)
http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/13651.pdf (PDF: 126kb) - Regulations for Implementation of the Children with Exceptionalities Act
(updated September 2010)
http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v43/28v43.doc (DOC: 1024kb)
- Special Education Rules (Chapter 101 Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty)
(July 2, 2011)
http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/rules/index.html
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Code of Maryland Regulations, Subtitle 05 Special Instruction Programs (amended and effective May 16, 2011)
http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/subtitle_chapters/13A_Chapters.aspx#Subtitle05 - Maryland's Extended IFSP Option-Policies and Procedures (revised 2011)
http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/NR/rdonlyres/E94CADE8-6143-4300-A2B8-7FDF00E709EC/29649/PoliciesandProcedures82311.pdf (PDF: 130kb)
- Technical Assistance Bulletins & Resource Information (various dates)
scan down the page http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/earlyinterv/Special_Ed_Info
- Massachusetts Special Education Regulations (amended May 27, 2011)
http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr28.html - General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 71b. Children with Special Needs. (effective June 30, 2009)
http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXII/Chapter71b - Special Education Guidance (various dates)
http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/advisories/
- Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education (March 2012) and other Special Education Laws and Policies (various dates)
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_6598_7376---,00.html
- Minnesota Rules, Chapter 3525, Department of Education,
Children with a Disability (2007-2009)
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=3525 - Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 125A. Special Education and Special Programs (2010)
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=125A
See also, the pdf version at https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=125A&format=pdf (PDF: 1433kb)
- Mississippi Policies and Procedures Regarding Children with Disabilities,
State Board Policy 7219 (effective July 20, 2009)
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/SPECIAL_EDUCATION/policies.html - See also, Information and Publications
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/info_pubs.html
- State Plan for Special Education: Regulations Implementing Part B of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Full Version, 2010)
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/stateplan/index.html - Special Education Compliance Standards and Indicators Manual (revised March 1, 2012)
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Compliance/StandardsManual/index.html - See also, Special Education Laws & Regulations (various dates)
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Compliance/specedlawsregs.html
- Administrative Rules of Montana, Title 10, Chapter 16, Special Education (various dates, last updated
04/30/2010)
http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome.asp?Chapter=10.16 - See also, Special Education Forms/Guides (various dates)
http://opi.mt.gov/Programs/SpecialEd/Index.html#gpm1_7
- Regulations and Standards for Special Education Programs, Title 92, Nebraska Administrative Code,
Chapter 51 (effective May 15, 2010)
http://www.education.ne.gov/Legal/webrulespdf/CLEAN51_2010.pdf (PDF: 669kb)
- Policies & Procedures for Special Education (2011-2012) and Other Regulations
http://www.education.ne.gov/sped/regulations.html - See also, Technical Assistance Documents (various dates)
http://www.education.ne.gov/sped/technicalassist.html
- Regulations to Chapter 388 of the Nevada Administrative Code: Special Instructional
Services And Programs (September 18, 2008)
http://nde.doe.nv.gov/SpecialEdResources/R064-08A.pdf (PDF: 154kb)
- Nevada Administrative Code, Chapter 388: Special Instructional Services
And Programs (updated 06-30-2010)
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-388.html
- New Hampshire Rules for the Education of Children with Disabilities (June 30, 2008)
http://www.nhspecialed.org/documents/NHRulesBoxesJuly172008.pdf (PDF: 1251kb)
- Forms/Guidance Documents/Handbooks/Reports (various dates)
http://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/special_ed/forms.htm
Revisions/Additions and Information You Need to Know about
the N.H. Rules for the Education of Children with Disabilities (2008)
http://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/special_ed/documents/rules_guide_disab.pdf (PDF: 109kb)
http://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/special_ed/documents/rules_guide_disab.pdf
(PDF: 109kb)
- New Jersey Administrative Code, Title 6a, Chapter 14 - Special Education (amended and effective December 6, 2010)
http://www.nj.gov/education/code/current/title6a/chap14.pdf (PDF: 515kb)
- New Jersey Regulations, Chapter 6A:14, Special Education (2006)
and related documents (various dates)
http://www.nj.gov/education/specialed/reg/
- Special Education Rules, Children with Disabilities/Gifted Children, 6.31.2 NMAC (amended 07/29/11)
http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.031.0002.htm - Guidance Documents (various dates)
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/SEB/law/index.html - See also, Technical Manuals (various dates)
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/SEB/technical/index.html
- Regulations of the Commissioner of Education - Parts 200 and 201 -
Students with Disabilities (updated March 2011)
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/specialed/lawsregs/part200.htm
- Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities (amended June 2010)
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/ec/policy/policies/policies-62010.pdf (PDF: 2662kb)
- Administrative Rules for Special Education (effective October 1, 2009)
scan down to Article 67-23 - http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/rules/current.shtm - Guidelines: Identification and Evaluation of Students with Non-Categorical
Delay for Ages 3 through 9 (2007)
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/speced/guide/NCDguidelines.pdf (PDF: 576kb)
- Additional Special Education State Guidelines (various dates)
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/speced/guide/index.shtm
- Ohio Revised Code, TITLE 33, Chapter 3323: Education of Handicapped Children (amended 6/30/2011)
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3323 - Procedures and Guidance for Ohio Educational Agencies serving Children with Disabilities (updated 2011)
http://www.edresourcesohio.org/ogdse/ - Operating Standards for Ohio Educational Agencies Serving Children with Disabilities
(2008) and related documents
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?Page=3&TopicRelationID=787&Content=115556
- Policies and Procedures for Special Education in Oklahoma (amended 2010)
http://sde.state.ok.us/Curriculum/SpecEd/pdf/Compliance/Policies_Procedures.pdf (PDF: 18166kb)
- See also, Documents and Forms (various dates)
http://sde.state.ok.us/Curriculum/SpecEd/Forms.html
- Oregon Administrative Rules Relating to Special Education (updated June 2011)
http://www.ode.state.or.us/offices/slp/spedoars.pdf (PDF: 755kb)
- Special Education Policies and Procedures (10/15/2007)
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1608
- Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 14, Special Education Services and Programs (effective August 8, 2009)
http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/022/chapter14/chap14toc.html
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Rhode Island Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education,
Regulations Governing the Education of Children with Disabilities (effective July 1, 2010)
http://www.ride.ri.gov/OSCAS/State_federal_regulations/Special_Education_Regulations2010.pdf (PDF: 767kb)
- State Regulations and Policy (various dates)
http://ed.sc.gov/agency/programs-services/173/StateRegulationsandPolicy.cfm
- South Dakota Administrative Rules, Special Education - Article 24:05 (revised December 2009)
http://doe.sd.gov/oess/documents/SPED_ADMIN_RULES.pdf (PDF: 654kb)
See also http://legis.state.sd.us/rules/DisplayRule.aspx?Rule=24:05 - Eligibility Guide (February 2011)
http://doe.sd.gov/oess/documents/Eligibilt.pdf (PDF: 754kb) - Special Education and Related Services Guide (updated May 2008)
http://doe.sd.gov/oess/documents/SPED_RelatedServiceGuidelines.pdf (PDF: 130kb)
- State Regulations Part B 0520-1-9 (updated 8/28/09)
http://www.state.tn.us/education/speced/doc/82809staterules.pdf (PDF: 68kb)
- Revised Special Education Manual (2008) and other guidelines (various dates)
http://www.state.tn.us/education/speced/tools.shtml - Other Guidance Documents (various dates)
http://www.state.tn.us/education/speced/legal.shtml
- Special Education Rules, Eligibility Criteria and other guidance (amended November 2007)
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/guidance/rules/index.html - Other Guidance Documents (various dates)
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/guidance/
- Utah State Board of Education Special Education Rules (no date found - 2007?)
http://www.schools.utah.gov/sars/Laws,-State-Rules-and-Policies/Rules-and-Regulations.aspx - Special Education Guidelines and Technical Assistance (various dates)
http://www.schools.utah.gov/sars/Guidelines.aspx
- Vermont Special Education Rules (June 10, 2010)
http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/board/rules_fulltoc.html#SPED - Special Education Guide (June 2010)
http://education.vermont.gov/new/pdfdoc/pgm_sped/laws/educ_sped_guide.pdf (PDF: 1628kb)
- Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities
in Virginia (2010), Guidance Documents, Fact Sheets, and more
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/special_ed/regulations/state/index.shtml - Technical Assistance and Professional Development Documents (various dates)
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/special_ed/tech_asst_prof_dev/index.shtml
- Rules for the Provision of Special Education to Special Education Students:
Chapter 392-172A WAC (effective 7/30/2007)
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=392-172A
See, Notice of Adopted Rules – Technical Changes (2011)
http://www.k12.wa.us/SpecialEd/regulations.aspx
http://www.k12.wa.us/SpecialEd/regulations.aspx
- Policy 2419, Regulations for the Education of Students with Exceptionalities
(January 2010) and related guidance materials (various dates)
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/policy2419.html - Memos and Letters of Clarification (various dates)
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/lawslegislation.html
- WI Administrative Code - Children with Disabilities (effective 12/01/2010)
http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/pi11_0701.html - Special Education Laws and Procedures/Bulletins (various dates)
http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/hmlaws.html - Special Education Eligibility documents (various dates)
http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/eligibility.html - Special Education in Plain Language: A User-friendly
Interactive Handbook on Special Education Laws, Policies and
Practices in Wisconsin (June 2009)
http://www.specialed.us/pl-07/pl07-index.html
- State of Wyoming Rules, Department of Education, Chapter 7, Services for
Children with Disabilities (March 2010)
http://www.health.wyo.gov/ddd/earlychildhood/partbinfo.html - Policy and Procedure Manual for Special Education (2010)
http://edu.wyoming.gov/Libraries/Publications/SpecEd_Policy_and_Procedure_Manual_2010Jul1.sflb.ashx (PDF: 1669kb)
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