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2006  |  2005  |  2004  |  2003  |  2002  |  2000  |  1999  |  1998

2006

• Thank You Letter From Senator Harkin [PDF] (03/28/06)
• Senate Passes Amendment to Restore Education & Health Care Funding to Budget (03/17/06)
• ACTION ALERT: Advocacy Needed on Critical Senate Budget Amendment Vote (03/14/06)
• Congress Begins Work on Proposed Budget Cuts for Students with Disabilities (03/10/06)
• IDEA Funding Chart 1977-2014 [PDF]  

2005 

• Side-by-Side Comparison of 1999 Regulations and 2005 Proposed Regulations [PDF] (11/11/05)
• IDEA Part B Final Regulations Possibly Delayed Until Summer 2006 (12/28/05)
• ASHA Submits Comments to ED on 2005 IDEA Proposed Rules (08/11/05)
  • ASHA's Comment letter to ED on 2005 IDEA Proposed Rules (08/11/05)
• Federal Register IDEA Proposed Rules [PDF] (07/21/05)
• 2005 IDEA Proposed Rules on Part B and Part D - Preliminary Analysis (07/05/05)
• Advocacy Resources Available for IDEA Summer Regional Public Meetings (06/23/05)
• • Tips for Attending IDEA Regional Public Meetings (06/23/05)
  • Talking Points - Summer 2005 IDEA Regional Public Meetings (members only) (06/23/05)
• ASHA Members Urged to Comment on Soon to be Released Draft IDEA Regulations (06/21/05)
• CRS Report for Congress - The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Interactions with Selected Provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) [PDF] (06/15/05)
• ED Releases Proposed Rules on IDEA 2004 (06/10/05)
• ED Announces IDEA Public Meeting Date Change, Locations Provided (06/06/05)
• IDEA Proposed Rules Now Expected in June (05/27/05)
• IDEA 2004 Proposed Rules Expected in May, Public Meetings Announced (04/04/05)
• Over 1600 Comments Sent During IDEA 2004 Pre-Regulation Comment Period (03/04/05)
• ASHA Submits Comments on IDEA Proposed Rulemaking (03/02/2005)
  
• IDEA 2004 Regional Public Meetings Schedule (01/26/05)
• ED Solicits Comments Prior to IDEA 2004 Proposed Rulemaking (01/05/05)
• Side-by-Side Comparison of Personnel Standards Language in Current Law, P.L.105-17 vs. P.L.108-446 [PDF] (01/06/05)
• Congressional Research Service Analysis of Changes Made by P.L. 108-446 [PDF] (01/06/05)

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2004

• ASHA's Analysis of Major Issues in the IDEA Reauthorization Law (12/02/04)
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (12/02/04) 

2003

• ASHA Letter to Full Education and the Workforce Committee Members [PDF] (04/08/03)
• ASHA Letter to House Education and the Workforce Education Subcommittee Members [PDF] (03/31/03)

2002

• ASHA Comments on IDEA Reauthorization (02/22/02)

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2000

• ASHA President Submits Testimony to House of Representatives [PDF] (08/24/00)

1999

• Official Regulations IDEA 1999 - p. 12405-12454 [PDF] (03/12/99)
• Official Regulations IDEA 1999 - p. 12455-12504 [PDF, 1.3MB] (03/12/99)
• Official Regulations IDEA 1999 - p. 12505-12554 [PDF, 1.5MB] (03/12/99)
• Official Regulations IDEA 1999 - p. 12555-12604 [PDF] (03/12/99)
• Official Regulations IDEA 1999 - p. 12605-12654 [PDF] (03/12/99)
• Official Regulations IDEA 1999 - p. 12655-12672 [PDF] (03/12/99)
• FAQs: 1999 IDEA Regulations

1998

• Myth vs. Fact: IDEA Personnel Standards [PDF] 
• Q & A: Qualified Provider Provisions for Related Services Personnel in IDEA [PDF]  
• Summary of IDEA 1997 Law

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