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An analysis of the 2006 IDEA Part B final regulations has been developed for ASHA members focusing on issues that impact speech-language pathology or audiology services in school settings. Published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2006, the Part B final regulations implement the recently enacted changes made to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-446, or commonly known as IDEA 2004), which can be viewed in its entirety on ASHA's IDEA Action Center.
The Department of Education (ED) also released IDEA model forms in keeping with the 2004 reauthorization of IDEA, wherein Congress included a requirement that the Secretary publish and disseminate model forms widely to states, local educational agencies, and parent and community training and information centers by the date of publication of the Part B final regulations. Model IEPs, notice of procedural safeguards, and prior written notices can be accessed at ED's Web site at http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html.
For further information, please contact Catherine D. Clarke, ASHA's Director of Education and Regulatory Advocacy, via e-mail at cclarke@asha.org or by phone at 800-498-2071, ext. 4159.
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