Improving Systems, Practices and Outcomes
State Examples of 619 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). URLs are shown for printing purposes. (See also, Part C State Policies)
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Alabama
- Chapter 290-8-9 Special Education Services - Rules of the Alabama State Board Of Education State Department of Education (10/29/2014) http://www.alsde.edu/sec/ses/Pages/policy-all.aspx?navtext=Policy
Alaska
- Alaska Special Education Handbook (January 2015) https://education.alaska.gov/tls/sped/pdf/Handbook/AK_SPED_Handbook.pdf
- Alaska Administrative Code - Education for Children with Disabilities and Gifted Children (29th Legislature, 2015-2016) http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/aac.asp#4.52
Arizona
- Arizona Special Educaton Publications (various dates), includes Evaluation and Eligibility Guidelines (2012) http://www.azed.gov/special-education/resources/publications/
Arkansas
Bureau of Indian Education
- Early Intervention and Preschool Education Services for Children who Live on Reservations with BIE Funded Programs (April 2013)
https://ectacenter.org/~pdfs/topics/bie/EC_services_children_on_reservations_2-28-13-aml-v9.pdf
California
- CA Legislation, Laws, Regulations, Policies, Legal Advisories, and Guidance (various dates) https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/lr/
- Announcements & Current Issues (various dates) https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/ac/
Colorado
- Colorado Rules for the Exceptional Children's Educational Act (effective June 1, 2015) http://www.cde.state.co.us/spedlaw/rules.htm
- Memos and Guidance and State agreements (various dates) http://www.cde.state.co.us/early/MemosGuidesetc
- Early Childhood Special Education Resources (various dates) http://www.cde.state.co.us/early/PreSpecialEDResources.htm
- Special Education Guidance Documents (various dates) http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/Guidance.asp
Connecticut
- Connecticut Department of Education Regulations; Special Education Regulations (June 2013, go to the end of the list) and other legal guidance 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 (revised December 2015) http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Special/IEPManual.pdf
Delaware
- 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
- DRAFT 619 Manual (January 2014) https://www.doe.k12.de.us/cms/lib09/DE01922744/Centricity/Domain/146/619manualpart2Starsalignment123013.pdf
- DRAFT 619 Manual Part 2 - Stars (January 2014) http://www.doe.k12.de.us/cms/lib09/DE01922744/Centricity/Domain/146/619manualpart2Starsalignment123013.pdf
Department of Defense
- DoD Instruction 1342.12, "Provision of Early Intervention and Special Education Services to Eligible DoD Dependents." (April 11, 2005) http://www.dodea.edu/Curriculum/specialEduc/pubs.cfm
- Special Education - DoDEA Publications (various dates) http://www.dodea.edu/Curriculum/specialEduc/pubs.cfm
District of Columbia
- Specialized Education Local Regulations (2011) https://osse.dc.gov/service/local-special-education-law-and-regulations
- Specialized Education Local Policies (various dates) http://www.fldoe.org/academics/exceptional-student-edu/beess-resources/technical-assistance-papers-memos-note.stml
Florida
- FL Statutes and State Board of Education Rules (Vol. I-B): Excerpts for Special Programs (revised 2014) See Chapter 6A-6, starting on page 325 http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7687/urlt/0068968-1b-stats.pdf
- 6A-6.03026 Eligibility Criteria for Prekindergarten Children with Disabilities (3/25/2013) https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo.asp?id=6A-6.03026
- 6A-6.03027 Special Programs for Children Three Through Five Years Old who are Developmentally Delayed (12/15/2009) https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo.asp?id=6A-6.03027
- Technical Assistance Memos (various dates) http://www.fldoe.org/ese/tap-home.asp
Georgia
- Special Education Rules (various dates, amended May 2013) http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/Special-Education-Rules.aspx
- Implementation Manual for the Special Education State Rules: Part 1 and Part 2: Eligibility Categories (2011) http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/Implementation-Manual.aspx
Hawaii
- Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 8, Chapter 60, Provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education for a Student with a Disability (effective November 23, 2009) http://boe.hawaii.gov/policies/AdminRules/Pages/AdminRule60.aspx
Idaho
- Special Education Manual (2015) http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/special_edu/manual_page.htm
Illinois
- Illinois Administrative Rules, Part 226: Special Education (effective October 2, 2013) http://ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/023/02300226sections.html
- Preschool Inclusion/LRE Guidance (2005) https://www.isbe.net/Documents/ECSE_LRE_guidance.pdf
- Initial Evaluations for Children Ages Three through Five - Guidance Memo (March 2012) https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Transition_memo_10-05.pdf
Indiana
- Indiana Special Education Rules: Title 511, Article 7, Rules 32-47 (updated in December 2014) and other guidance documents https://www.doe.in.gov/specialed/laws-rules-and-interpretations
Iowa
- Iowa Administrative Rules of Special Education 2010 (effective 1/20/10) and Special Education Rules Amendments 2011 (March 2011) https://www.educateiowa.gov/pk-12/special-education/administrative-rules-special-education
- Iowa's Guidance for Quality IEPs (n.d.) http://educateiowa.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1585&Itemid=2367
Kansas
- Special Education Process Handbook (various dates, most recently modified 1/30/2015) Note: See Eligibility Indicators (modified 8/20/2012) at the bottom of the page http://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Early-Childhood-Special-Education-and-Title-Services/Special-Education/Legal-Special-Education/Kansas-Special-Education-Process-Handbook
Kentucky
- Kentucky Guidance Documents - includes Referral, Evaluation and Eligibility Guidance (various dates) https://education.ky.gov/specialed/excep/forms/Pages/Guidance-Documents.aspx
- Forms and Eligibility Guidelines for Speech/Language (2014) https://education.ky.gov/specialed/excep/forms/Pages/KY-Eligibility-for-Speech-and-Language-Forms.aspx
Louisiana
- Title 28:XLIII, Bulletin 1706: Regulations for Implementation of the Children with Exceptionalities Act (amended December 2014)
http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v43/28v43.doc - Early Childhood Inclusion: For ALL Children in Louisiana (May 2012) https://ectacenter.org/~pdfs/topics/inclusion/LAInclusionBrochure_WEB.pdf
Maine
- Special Education Rules (Chapter 101 Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty) (finally adopted July 19, 2015) http://www.maine.gov/doe/specialed/laws/chapter101.pdf
- Frequently Asked Questions(various dates) http://www.maine.gov/doe/specialed/support/policies/faq/index.html
Maryland
- Code of Maryland Regulations, Subtitle 05 Special Instruction Programs: 13A.05.01 and 13A.05.02 (amended and effective May 16, 2011) http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/subtitle_chapters/13A_Chapters.aspx#Subtitle05
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Education Regulations - 603 CMR 28.00: Special Education (amended March 25, 2014) http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr28.html
- General Laws of Massachusetts (includes all amendments passed through February 28, 2014) - Chapter 71b. Children with Special Needs https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXII/Chapter71b
- Special Education Guidance (various dates) http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/advisories/
Michigan
- Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education Supplemented With Selected IDEA Federal Regulations (September 2013) and other Special Education Laws and Policies (various dates) http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_6598_7376---,00.html
- Guidance documents are available on the home page (various dates) scan down the page http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_6809-127146--,00.html
Minnesota
- Minnesota Rules, Chapter 3525, Department of Education, Children with a Disability (2015) https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=3525
- See also, the PDF version: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=3525&version=2015-02-10T13:58:46-06:00&format=pdf
- See also, the PDF version:
- Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 125A. Special Education and Special Programs (2015) https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=125A
- See also, the PDF version: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=125A&format=pdf
- See also, the PDF version:
Mississippi
- Special Education Policies and Procedures (various dates), including new 2015 Procedures Manual http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/OSE/PP
- See also, Information and Publications http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/OSE/IP
Missouri
- State Plan for Special Education, Part B 2016 - contains the text of regulations adopted by the Missouri State Board of Education https://dese.mo.gov/governmental-affairs/dese-administrative-rules/incorporated-reference-materials/IDEAPartB-2014
- See also, Laws & Regulations (various dates) https://dese.mo.gov/special-education/compliance/laws-regulations
Montana
- Administrative Rules of Montana, Title 10, Chapter 16, Special Education (various dates, last updated 10/28/2011) http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome.asp?Chapter=10.16
- Early Childhood Guidance Documents and Forms (various dates) https://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Teaching-Learning/Special-Education/Special-Education-Forms-Guides
Nebraska
- Special Education Regulations and Policies - See Rule 51 (effective May 29, 2016) https://www.education.ne.gov/sped/regulationspolicies/
- See also, Technical Assistance Documents (various dates) https://www.education.ne.gov/sped/technical-assistance/
Nevada
- Nevada Administrative Code, Chapter 388: Special Instructional Services And Programs (revised July 2011) http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-388.html
- Additional Special Education Resources (various dates) http://www.doe.nv.gov/Special_Education/Resources/
New Hampshire
- Forms/Guidance Documents/Handbooks/Reports (various dates) https://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/special_ed/forms.htm
New Jersey
- New Jersey Regulations, Chapter 6A:14, Special Education (02/02/2015) http://www.nj.gov/education/specialed/reg/
- Resouces to Assist in Implementation of IDEA (various dates) http://www.nj.gov/education/specialed/idea.shtmll
New Mexico
- Special Education Rules, Children with Disabilities/Gifted Children, 6.31.2 NMAC (amended 06/28/13) and other guidance documents (various dates - scan down the page to Preschool) 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
New York
- Regulations of the Commissioner of Education - Parts 200 and 201 - Students with Disabilities (updated July 2015) http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/lawsregs/part200.htm
- Technical Assistance Resources and Guidance Materials (various dates) http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/
North Carolina
- Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities (effective July 10, 2014) and guiding practices (2012) https://ec.ncpublicschools.gov/policies/nc-policies-governing-services-for-children-with-disabilities
- Statewide Forms and Instructions (various dates) https://ec.ncpublicschools.gov/policies/forms/statewide-forms
North Dakota
- Administrative Rules for Special Education (various dates, most recently amended July 1, 2012) scan down to Article 67-23 - https://www.nd.gov/dpi/about/rules/
Ohio
- Operating Standards for Ohio Educational Agencies Serving Children with Disabilities (effective July 1, 2014) and related documents http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Special-Education/Federal-and-State-Requirements/Operational-Standards-and-Guidance
- Procedures and Guidance for Ohio Educational Agencies serving Children with Disabilities (various dates) http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Special-Education/Federal-and-State-Requirements
- Ohio Revised Code, TITLE 33, Chapter 3323: Education of Handicapped Children (amended 09/29/2013) http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3323
Oklahoma
- Policies (approved June 12, 2013), Handbook (updated July 15, 2014) and Process Guide (updated July 15, 2014) http://sde.ok.gov/sde/documents-forms#PH
- Oklahoma Technical Assistance (TA) Documents http://sde.ok.gov/sde/documents-forms#TA
Oregon
- Oregon Administrative Rules for Special Education (August 2013) http://www.ode.state.or.us/offices/slp/spedoars.pdf
- Special Education Policies and Procedures (10/15/2007) http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1608
- Eligibility Categories (n.d.) http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=200
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 14, Special Education Services and Programs (various dates, most recent May 2014) https://www.pacode.com/secure/data/022/chapter14/022_0014.pdf
- Chapter 14 Questions & Answers (2011) http://www.pattan.net/category/Legal/PA%20Law%20and%20Regulations/page/Chapter_14_Questions__Answers.html
- An Early Education Provider's Guide to Early Intervention in Pennsylvania (2009) http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Early%20Learning/Early%20Intervention/Resources%20for%20Professionals/Early%20Intervention%20Provider%20Guide.pdf
- See also, Announcements, which include guidance documents (various dates) http://www.education.pa.gov/Early%20Learning/Early%20Intervention/Pages/Early-Intervention-Announcements.aspx
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Board of Education Regulations Governing the Education of Children with Disabilities (effective October 9, 2013) http://sos.ri.gov/documents/archives/regdocs/released/pdf/DESE/7377.pdf
- See additional standards for meeting Rhode Island Regulations (scan down the page) http://www.ride.ri.gov/StudentsFamilies/SpecialEducation/SpecialEducationRegulations.aspx
South Carolina
- SC State Regulation Resources (various dates) https://ed.sc.gov/districts-schools/special-education-services/state-regulations/
- SC Code of Laws - Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities http://ed.sc.gov/scdoe/assets/File/districts-schools/special-ed-services/SCCode%20T59C036.docx
- Special Education Process Guide for South Carolina (revised 03/20/13) http://ed.sc.gov/scdoe/assets/file/programs-services/173/documents/SEPG-03202013.pdf
South Dakota
- South Dakota Administrative Rules, Special Education - Article 24:05 (effective September 4, 2014) http://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/DisplayRule.aspx?Rule=24:05
- 3-5 Year Old Eligibility Q&A (updated 7/31/2013) https://doe.sd.gov/oess/documents/QA-Elig3-5.pdf
Tennessee
- State Regulations Part B 0520-1-9 (revised March 2014) http://share.tn.gov/sos/rules/0520/0520-01/0520-01-09.20140331.pdf
- Special Education Tools & Resources (various dates), including 2014 Special Education Framework Manual and Implementation Guide https://tn.gov/education/article/special-education-tools-resources
- Evaluation & Eligibility Guidance (various dates) https://tn.gov/education/article/special-education-evaluation-eligibility
Texas
- Commissioner's Rules Concerning Special Education Services - Chapter 89. Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter AA (amended to be effective January 1, 2015) http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter089/ch089aa.html
- Guidance and Policy Documents (various dates) https://tea.texas.gov/index2.aspx?id=2147496874
Utah
- Utah Special Education Rules (1/6/2014) Laws, and Policies https://www.schools.utah.gov/specialeducation/resources/lawsrulesregulations
Vermont
- Vermont Special Education Rules (June 1, 2013) http://education.vermont.gov/documents/EDU-Rules_2360_Special_Ed.pdf
- Additional Guidance Documents (various dates) http://education.vermont.gov/student-support/special-education/educator-resources
Virgin Islands
Virginia
- Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia (2010), Guidance Documents, Fact Sheets, and more (various dates) http://www.doe.virginia.gov/special_ed/regulations/state/index.shtml
- Technical Assistance and Guidance Documents (various dates) http://www.doe.virginia.gov/special_ed/tech_asst_prof_dev/topic_specific_resources/index.shtml
Washington
- Rules for the Provision of Special Education to Special Education Students: Chapter 392-172A WAC (effective 01/29/2016) http://www.k12.wa.us/SpecialEd/pubdocs/WAC_392-172A.pdfhttp://www.k12.wa.us/SpecialEd/regulations.aspx
- See Washington Special Education Resource Library for additional guidance documents (various dates) http://www.k12.wa.us/SpecialEd/ResourceLibrary/default.aspx
West Virginia
- Policy 2419, Regulations for the Education of Students with Exceptionalities (effective September 15, 2014) http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/policy2419.html
- Memos, Letters of Clarification and more (various dates) http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/lawslegislation.html
Wisconsin
- Special Education Laws/Procedures/Bulletins (various dates) https://dpi.wi.gov/sped/laws-procedures-bulletins
- Special Education Eligibility documents (various dates) https://dpi.wi.gov/sped/laws-procedures-bulletins/laws/eligibility
- Special Education in Plain Language: A User-friendly Interactive Handbook on Special Education Laws, Policies and Practices in Wisconsin (June 2009) http://www.cesa7.org/sped/pl-07/pl07-index.html
Wyoming
- State of Wyoming Rules, Department of Education, Chapter 7, Services for Children with Disabilities (March 2010) https://health.wyo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/136-9157_chapter_7_rules_march232010.pdf
- Policy and Procedure Manual for Special Education (2010) http://edu.wyoming.gov/downloads/special-ed//SpecEd_Policy_and_Procedure_Manual_v__1_1FINAL_8-20-2010.pdf
- See also, Technical Assistance & Guidance (various dates)https://edu.wyoming.gov/in-the-classroom/special-programs/guidance/
