Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities; Preschool Grants for Children With Disabilities. Final regulations. 2016


The Secretary amends the regulations under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) governing the Assistance to States for the Education of Children with Disabilities program and the Preschool Grants for Children with Disabilities program. With the goal of promoting equity under IDEA, the regulations will establish a standard methodology States must use to determine whether significant disproportionality based on race and ethnicity is occurring in the State and in its local educational agencies (LEAs); clarify that States must address significant disproportionality in the incidence, duration, and type of disciplinary actions, including suspensions and expulsions, using the same statutory remedies required to address significant disproportionality in the identification and placement of children with disabilities; clarify requirements for the review and revision of policies, practices, and procedures when significant disproportionality is found; and require that LEAs identify and address the factors contributing to significant disproportionality as part of comprehensive coordinated early intervening services (comprehensive CEIS) and allow these services for children from age 3 through grade 12, with and without disabilities.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004519 Education, Special Education of the individual who markedly deviates intellectually, physically, socially, or emotionally from those considered to be normal, thus requiring special instruction. Special Education,Educations, Special,Special Educations
D005380 Financing, Government Federal, state, or local government organized methods of financial assistance. Federal Aid,Financing, Public,Grants and Subsidies, Government,Hill-Burton Act,Subsidies, Government,Government Financing,Act, Hill-Burton,Aid, Federal,Aids, Federal,Federal Aids,Government Subsidies,Government Subsidy,Hill Burton Act,Public Financing,Subsidy, Government
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013219 State Government The level of governmental organization and function below that of the national or country-wide government. Government, State,Provincial Government,Government, Provincial,Governments, State,State Governments
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D019988 Disabled Children Children with mental or physical disabilities that interfere with usual activities of daily living and that may require accommodation or intervention. Child, Disabled,Children with Disabilities,Children, Disabled,Handicapped Children,Children with Disability,Children, Handicapped,Disability, Children with,Disabled Child

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