34 CFR Appendix Appendix F to Part 300
Index for IDEA—Part B Regulations (34 CFR Part 300)
August 2, 2023
Appendix F to Part 300—Index for IDEA—Part B Regulations (34 CFR Part 300)
Open Table
ACCESS TO | |
• Access rights (Parents) | 300.613. |
• Assistive technology devices in child's home | 300.105(b). |
• Disciplinary records | 300.229. |
• Education records (Procedural safeguards notice) | 300.504(c)(4). |
• General curriculum (Ensure access to) | 300.39(b)(3)(ii). |
• Instructional materials (see §§ 300.172, 300.210). | |
• List of employees who may have access to records | 300.623(d). |
• Parent's private insurance proceeds | 300.154(e). |
• Record of access (Confidentiality) | 300.614. |
ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS (Regarding construction) | |
• Americans with Disabilities Accessibility Standards for Buildings and Facilities | 300.718(b)(1). |
• Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards | 300.718(b)(2). |
ACCOMMODATIONS | |
• In assessments | 300.320(a)(6)(i). |
• State level activities in support of | 300.704(b)(4)(x). |
ACT (Definition) | 300.4. |
ADD AND ADHD (See “Attention deficit disorder” and “Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder”) | |
ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION REQUIREMENT | 300.512(b). |
ADULT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (See “Correctional facilities”) | |
ADULT PRISONS (Children with disabilities in) | |
• Divided State agency responsibility | 300.607. |
• FAPE requirements: | |
Ο Exception to FAPE | 300.102(a)(2). |
Ο Modifications of IEP or placement | 300.324(d)(2). |
Ο Requirements that do not apply | 300.324(d)(1). |
• Governor | 300.149(d). |
• Other public agency responsibility | 300.149(d). |
ADVERSELY AFFECTS EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE (See “Child with a disability,” § 300.8(c)(1)(i), (c)(3), (c)(4)(i), (c)(5), (c)(6), (c)(8), (c)(9)(ii), (c)(11), (c)(12)) | |
ADVISORY BOARD | |
(Secretary of the Interior) | 300.714. |
ADVISORY PANEL (See “State advisory panel”) | |
AGE–APPROPRIATE CLASSROOM | 300.116(e). |
ALLOCATION(S) | |
• By-pass for private school children (see § 300.191(d)). | |
• To LEAs (see §§ 300.705(b), 300.816) | |
• To Outlying areas | 300.701(a). |
• To Secretary of the Interior | 300.707. |
• To States (see §§ 300.703, 300.807 through 300.810) | |
ALLOWABLE COSTS | |
(By SEA for State administration) | 300.704(a). |
ALTERATION OF FACILITIES | 300.718(b). |
ALTERNATE ASSESSMENTS | |
• Aligned with alternate academic achievement standards | 300.320(a)(2)(ii). |
• Development and provision of in accordance with ESEA | 300.704(b)(4)(x). |
• Participation determined by IEP Team | 300.320(a)(6)(ii). |
ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENTS (Continuum) | 300.115. |
ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES to meet transition objectives | 300.324(c)(1). |
AMENDMENTS | |
• To LEA policies and procedures | 300.220(b). |
• To State policies and procedures: | |
Ο Made by State | 300.176(b). |
Ο Required by the Secretary | 300.176(c). |
ANNUAL GOALS (IEPs) | |
• FAPE for children suspended or expelled (see §§ 300.101(a), 300.530(d)) | |
• IEP content: | |
Ο How progress will be measured | 300.320(a)(3). |
Ο Special education and related services | 300.320(a)(4). |
Ο Statement of measurable annual goals | 300.320(a)(2)(i). |
• Review and revision of IEP | 300.324(b)(1). |
• Review of existing evaluation data | 300.305(a). |
ANNUAL REPORT | |
Of children served (see §§ 300.640 through 300.646) | |
On education of Indian children | 300.715. |
APPENDICES TO PART 300 (A through E) | |
Excess Costs Calculation (see appendix A) | |
Proportionate Share Calculation (see appendix B) | |
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) (see appendix C) | |
Maintenance of Effort and Early Intervening Services (see appendix D) | |
Index for IDEA—Part B Regulations (This appendix E) | |
APPLICABILITY OF THIS PART to State, local, and private agencies | 300.2. |
APPLICATION | |
• Initial admission to public school | 300.518(b). |
• Initial services | 300.518(c). |
ASSESSMENT(S) | |
• For specific learning disability (see § 300.309(a)(2)(ii), (b)(2)) | |
• Functional behavioral assessment (see § 300.530(d)(1)(ii), (f)(1)(i)) | |
• In evaluation (see §§ 300.304(b), (c), 300.305(a)(1)(ii), (c), (d)) | |
• Of leisure function (in “Recreation”) | 300.34(c)(11)(i). |
ASSESSMENTS—STATE and DISTRICT-WIDE | |
Alternate assessments (see § 300.320 (a)(2)(ii), (a)(6)(ii)) | |
Performance indicators | 300.157. |
ASSISTANCE UNDER OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS | 300.186. |
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (AT) | |
• AT devices | 300.5. |
• AT services | 300.6. |
• Consideration of special factors | 300.324(a)(2)(v). |
• Hearing aids | 300.113. |
• Requirement: | |
Ο Ensure availability of | 300.105(a). |
Ο Use of AT in child's home | 300.105(b). |
• Surgically implanted medical devices (see §§ 300.5, 300.34(b), 300.113(b)) | |
ASTHMA | 300.8(c)(9). |
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (ADD) | 300.8(c)(9). |
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) | 300.8(c)(9). |
ATTORNEYS' FEES | 300.517. |
• Award of fees | 300.517(c). |
• Prohibition on use of funds for | 300.517(b). |
• When court reduces fee awards | 300.517(c)(4). |
AUDIOLOGY | 300.34(c)(1). |
AUTHORITY (A–O) | |
• Of guardian | 300.30(a)(3). |
• Of hearing officer (Discipline) | 300.532(b). |
• Of school personnel (Discipline) | 300.530. |
• Of Secretary to monitor and enforce | 300.609. |
AUTHORITY (P–Z) | |
• Parental authority to inspect and review records | 300.613. |
• State complaint procedures | 300.151(b). |
• Waiver request (Signed by person with authority) | 300.164(c)(1). |
AUTISM | 300.8(c)(1). |
AVERAGE PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURE | |
(Definition) | 300.717(d). |
BASE PAYMENTS (to LEAs) (See § 300.705(b)(1), (b)(2)) | |
BASIS OF KNOWLEDGE: Protection for children not yet eligible | 300.534(b). |
BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT (See “Functional behavioral assessment”) | |
BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION(S) | 300.530(f). |
• Assist in developing | 300.34(c)(10)(vi). |
• Behavioral intervention plan | 300.530(f). |
• Consideration of by IEP Team | 300.324(a)(2)(i). |
• Not a manifestation of disability | 300.530(d). |
• Regular education teacher (Determination of) | 300.324(a)(3). |
• Suspension and expulsion rates | 300.170(b). |
BENCHMARKS OR SHORT TERM OBJECTIVES | 300.320(a)(2)(ii). |
BENEFITS TO NONDISABLED (Permissive use of funds) | 300.208(a)(1). |
BIA (See “Bureau of Indian Affairs”) | |
BLIND(NESS): Under “Visual impairment” | |
• Access to instructional materials (see §§ 300.172, 300.210(b)(3)) | |
• Consideration of special factors by IEP Team | 300.324(a)(2). |
• Definition | 300.8(c)(13). |
BRAILLE (see §§ 300.29(b), 300.324(a)(2)(iii)) | |
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS (BIA) | |
• BIA funded schools | 300.28(c). |
• In definition of “LEA” | 300.28(c). |
• See also §§ 300.21(c), 300.713(b), (d), 300.714 | |
• Use of funds | 300.712(d). |
BUSINESS DAY | |
• Definition | 300.11(b). |
• See “Timelines,” “Timelines—Discipline” | |
BY-PASS: Private school children with disabilities (see §§ 300.190 through 300.198) | |
CALENDAR DAY | |
• Definition | 300.11(a). |
• See “Timelines,” “Timelines—Discipline” | |
CERTIFICATION | |
• Annual report of children served | 300.643. |
CHANGE OF PLACEMENT BECAUSE OF DISCIPLINARY REMOVALS | 300.536. |
CHARTER SCHOOLS | |
• Applicability of this part to | 300.2(b)(1)(ii). |
• Definition | 300.7. |
• Exception: joint establishment of eligibility | 300.223(b). |
• In definition of “Elementary school” | 300.13. |
• In definition of “LEA” | 300.28(b)(2). |
• In definition of “Public agency” | 300.33. |
• In definition of “Secondary school” | 300.36. |
• State-level activities regarding charter schools | 300.704(b)(4)(ix). |
• Treatment of charter schools and their students | 300.209. |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) | |
• Adult prisons (Assigned by Governor) | 300.149(d). |
• Methods of ensuring services (see § 300.154(a), (c)) | |
CHILD COUNT | |
• Annual report of children served (see §§ 300.640 through 300.646) | |
• Certification | 300.643. |
• Criteria for | 300.644. |
• Dates for count | 300.641(a). |
• Indian children | 300.712(b). |
• LEA records of private school children | 300.132(c). |
• Procedures for counting children served | 300.645(a). |
CHILD FIND | |
• Basic requirement | 300.111(a). |
• Children advancing from grade to grade | 300.111(c)(1). |
• Developmental delay | 300.111(b). |
• Highly mobile children | 300.111(c)(2). |
• Homeless children | 300.111(a)(1)(i). |
• Indian children aged 3 through 5 | 300.712(d)(1). |
• Migrant children | 300.111(c)(2). |
• Private school children | 300.131(b). |
• Protections for children not determined eligible | 300.534. |
• Secretaries of the Interior and Health and Human Services (Memo of agreement) | 300.708(i)(2). |
CHILD WITH A DISABILITY (CWD) | |
• Adversely affects educational performance (see § 300.8(c)(1)(i), (c)(3), (c)(4)(i), (c)(5), (c)(6), (c)(8), (c)(9)(ii), (c)(11), (c)(12), (c)(13)) | |
• Children experiencing developmental delay(s) | 300.8(b)(1). |
• Children who need only a related service | 300.8(a)(2). |
• Definition | 300.8(a)(1). |
• Individual disability terms (Defined) | 300.8(c). |
• Requirement | 300.111(b). |
• See “Developmental delay(s)” | |
CHILD'S STATUS DURING PROCEEDINGS | |
• Discipline (see §§ 300.530(f)(2), 300.533) | |
• Pendency (Stay put) | 300.518. |
CHILDREN ADVANCING FROM GRADE TO GRADE | |
• Child find | 300.111(c)(1). |
• FAPE | 300.101(c). |
CHILDREN EXPERIENCING DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY(S) (See “Developmental delay(s)”) | |
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS (Confidentiality) | 300.625. |
CIVIL ACTION—PROCEEDINGS | 300.516. |
• Finality of review decision | 300.514(d). |
• Mediation | 300.506(b)(6)(i). |
• Procedural safeguards notice | 300.504(c)(12). |
• See “Court(s)” | |
COCHLEAR IMPLANT (See “Surgically implanted medical device”) | 300.34(b). |
CODE OF CONDUCT | |
• Case-by-case determination | 300.530(a). |
• Manifestation determination review | 300.530(e). |
• Protections for children not determined eligible | 300.534(a). |
COMMINGLING—PROHIBITION AGAINST | 300.162(b). |
COMMUNITY-BASED WAIVERS (Public benefits or insurance) | 300.154(d)(2)(iii). |
COMPLAINT(S): DUE PROCESS | |
• Attorneys' fees | 300.517(a)(1). |
• Civil action | 300.516(a). |
• Pendency | 300.518(a). |
• Private school children (Complaints) | 300.140(c). |
• See “Due process hearing(s) and reviews” | |
COMPLAINT(S): STATE COMPLAINT PROCEDURES (A–P) | |
• Adoption of State complaint procedures | 300.151(a). |
• Complaint investigations (SEA allocations for) | 300.704(b)(3)(i). |
• Filing a complaint | 300.153(a). |
• Minimum State complaint procedures | 300.152. |
• Private schools (State complaints) | 300.140. |
• Procedural safeguards notice | 300.504(c). |
• Provisions for services under by-pass | 300.191(d). |
• Public agency failure to implement hearing decision | 300.152(c)(3). |
COMPLAINT(S): STATE COMPLAINT PROCEDURES (Q–Z) | |
• See also §§ 300.151 through 300.153 | |
• Time limit | 300.152(a). |
• Waiver of nonsupplanting requirement | 300.163(c)(2). |
COMPLIANCE—COMPLY (A–M) | |
• Child find requirements | 300.111(a). |
• Department procedures (If failure to comply) | 300.604(c). |
• FAPE requirement | 300.101(a). |
• LEA and State agency compliance | 300.222(a). |
• LRE (State funding mechanism) | 300.114(b). |
• Modifications of policies: | |
Ο Made by LEA or State agency | 300.176(b). |
Ο Required by SEA | 300.220(c). |
Ο Required by Secretary | 300.176(c). |
• Monitoring (See “Monitor; Monitoring activities”); | |
COMPLIANCE—COMPLY (N–Z) | |
• Physical education | 300.108. |
• Private school placement by parents | 300.148(e). |
• Private school placements by public agencies: | |
Ο IEP requirement | 300.325(c). |
Ο SEA (Monitor compliance) | 300.147(a) |
• Public participation requirements | 300.165. |
• SEA responsibility if LEA does not comply | 300.227(a). |
• State funding mechanism (LRE) | 300.114(b). |
• COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION | 300.304(c)(6). |
CONDITION OF ASSISTANCE | |
• LEA eligibility | 300.200. |
• State eligibility | 300.100. |
CONFIDENTIALITY (A–C) | |
• Access rights | 300.613. |
• Children's rights | 300.625. |
• Consent | 300.622. |
CONFIDENTIALITY (D–E) | |
Definitions: | |
Ο Destruction of information | 300.611(a). |
Ο Education records | 300.611(b). |
Ο Participating agency | 300.611(c). |
• Department use of personally identifiable information | 300.627. |
• Disciplinary information | 300.229. |
• Enforcement by SEA | 300.626. |
CONFIDENTIALITY (F–Z) | |
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: | |
Ο Children's rights | 300.625. |
Ο Disciplinary records | 300.535(b)(2). |
Ο In definition of “Education records” | 300.611(b). |
Ο Notice to parents | 300.612(a)(3). |
• Fees | 300.617. |
• Hearing procedures | 300.621. |
• List of types and location of information | 300.616. |
• Notice to parents | 300.612(a). |
• Opportunity for a hearing | 300.619. |
• Parental authority to inspect and review records | 300.613(b). |
• Record of access | 300.614. |
• Records on more than one child | 300.615. |
• Result of hearing | 300.620. |
• Safeguards | 300.623. |
• State eligibility requirement | 300.123. |
CONSENT (A–I) | |
• Confidentiality (Records to non-agency officials) | 300.622(a). |
• Definition | 300.9. |
• IEP vs. IFSP | 300.323(b)(2)(ii). |
• Initial evaluations | 300.300(a). |
• Initial provision of services | 300.300(b). |
CONSENT (J–Z) | |
• Not required: | |
Ο Before administering a test or other evaluation to all children | 300.300(d)(1)(ii). |
Ο Before reviewing existing data | 300.300(d)(1)(i). |
Ο When screening for instructional purposes | 300.302. |
• Private insurance (Accessing) | 300.154(e)(1). |
• Reasonable efforts to obtain consent: | |
Ο For initial evaluation | 300.300(a)(1)(iii). |
Ο For initial evaluations for wards of the State | 300.300(a)(2). |
Ο For initial provision of services | 300.300(b)(2). |
Ο Reasonable efforts requirements | 300.300(d)(5). |
• Reevaluations | 300.300(c)(2). |
• Release of information from education records | 300.622. |
CONSIDERATION OF SPECIAL FACTORS (by IEP Team) | 300.324(a)(2). |
CONSISTENCY WITH STATE POLICIES: LEA | 300.201. |
CONSTRUCTION | |
• Accessibility standards | 300.718(b). |
• Exception to maintenance of effort (Termination of costly expenditures for construction) | 300.204(d). |
• Private schools (No funds may be used for) | 300.144(e). |
CONSTRUCTION CLAUSES (A–I) | |
• Child find (Nothing requires classifying children by disability) | 300.111(d). |
• Civil action (Exhaust administrative remedies under Part B before filing a civil action) | 300.516(e). |
• Early intervening services | 300.226(c). |
• Funding mandated by State law | 300.166. |
• Hearing: right of parent to appeal decision | 300.513(b). |
• Highly qualified SEA or LEA staff | 300.156(e). |
• Highly qualified teacher | 300.18(f). |
• IEP (Inclusion of additional information beyond explicit requirements) | 300.320(d)(1). |
• IEP (Information in more than one component not required) | 300.320(d)(2). |
CONSTRUCTION CLAUSES (J–Z) | |
• Prohibition on mandatory medication | 300.174(b). |
• Referral to and action by law enforcement and judicial authorities | 300.535(a). |
• Secretary's authority to monitor enforcement under GEPA | 300.609. |
• State Medicaid agency (Nothing alters requirements imposed under Titles XIX or XXI or other public benefits or insurance program) | 300.154(h). |
• Transition service | 300.324(c)(2). |
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX For All Urban Consumers (regarding rate of inflation) (See §§ 300.702(b), 300.704(a)(2)(ii), (b)(2), 300.812(b)(2)) | |
CONTENT OF IEP | 300.320(a). |
CONTINUUM OF ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENTS (See “Least restrictive environment”) | 300.115. |
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (Definition) | 300.530(i)(1). |
COORDINATION OF SERVICES | |
• Methods of ensuring services | 300.154(a). |
• Secretary of the Interior | 300.708(i)(1). |
Ο Advisory board (Service coordination within BIA) | 300.714(b)(1). |
Ο Payments for children aged 3 through 5 | 300.712(a). |
Ο Plan for coordination of services | 300.713. |
• See “Interagency agreements,” “Interagency coordination” | |
• State advisory panel (Advise SEA on) | 300.169(e). |
• Use of LEA funds for early intervening services | 300.208(a)(2). |
• Use of SEA allocations for transition | 300.704(b)(4)(vi). |
CO-PAY OR DEDUCTIBLE (Public benefits or insurance) | 300.154(d)(2)(ii). |
CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS | |
• Definition | 300.10. |
• See “Highly qualified special education teachers” | 300.18. |
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES | |
• Applicability of this part to | 300.2(b)(1)(iv). |
• Divided State agency responsibility | 300.607. |
• Exception to FAPE (Children in adult facilities) | 300.102(a)(2). |
• See also “Adult prisons” | |
• State advisory panel (Representatives on) | 300.168(a)(11). |
• State juvenile-adult correctional facilities | 300.2(b)(1)(iv). |
• Transfer of rights to children in | 300.520(a)(2). |
CORRECTIVE ACTION (PLAN) | |
• Corrective actions to achieve compliance (see §§ 300.152(b)(2)(iii), 300.607) | |
• Monitoring activities | 300.120(b)(2). |
• Needs intervention by Secretary | 300.604(b)(2)(i). |
• State advisory panel (Advise SEA on) | 300.169(d). |
COUNSELING SERVICES (Definition) | 300.34(c)(2). |
COUNT (See “Child count”) | |
COURT(S) | |
• Attorneys' fees | 300.517. |
• Civil action | 300.516. |
• Court order: | |
Ο Exception to FAPE for certain ages | 300.102(a)(1). |
• Judicial review: | |
Ο By-pass | 300.197. |
Ο Department procedures | 300.184. |
• New interpretation of Act by courts requiring modification | 300.176(c)(2). |
• Reimbursement for private school placement (see § 300.148(b) through (e)) | |
CRIME (See “Reporting a crime”) | 300.535. |
CRITERIA (A–I) | |
• Child count | 300.644. |
• Child eligibility (Determinant factor) | 300.306(b)(1). |
• IEP Team (Public agency representative) | 300.321(a)(4). |
• Independent educational evaluation | 300.502. |
CRITERIA (J–Z) | |
• Specific learning disability (see §§ 300.307, 300.309) | |
• Surrogate parents | 300.519(d). |
CURRENT PLACEMENT (Discipline) | |
• Authority of hearing officer | 300.532(b). |
• Placement during appeals | 300.533. |
DATA (A–L) | |
• Allocation of remaining funds to LEAs | 300.816(d). |
• Average per-pupil expenditure (Definition) | 300.717(d). |
• By-pass (Provision of services under) | 300.191(c)(2). |
• Determination of needed evaluation data | 300.305(c). |
• Disaggregated data | 300.704(b)(4)(xi). |
• Evaluation data: | |
Ο Procedures for determining eligibility and placement | 300.306(c). |
Ο Review of existing data | 300.305(a)(1). |
• Grants to States most recent data | 300.703(c)(1)(ii). |
• LRE (Placements—meaning of evaluation data | 300.116(a)(1). |
DATA (M–Z) | |
• Parental consent (Not required for reviewing existing evaluation data) | 300.300(d)(1)(i). |
• State advisory council (Advise SEA on) | 300.169(c). |
• Suspension and expulsion rates | 300.170(a). |
DAY | |
• Business day (Definition) | 300.11(b). |
• Day (Calendar) | 300.11(a). |
• Discipline (See “Timelines—Discipline”) | |
• School day (Definition) | 300.11(c). |
• See “Timelines” | |
DECREASE IN ENROLLMENT (Exception to LEA maintenance of effort) | 300.204(b). |
DECREASE IN FUNDS (To States) | 300.703(d). |
DEDUCTIBLE OR CO-PAY (Public benefits or insurance) | 300.154(d)(2)(ii). |
DEFINITIONS (A–D) | |
• Act | 300.4. |
• Assistive technology device | 300.5. |
• Assistive technology service | 300.6. |
• At no cost | 300.39(b)(1). |
• Audiology | 300.34(c)(1). |
• Autism | 300.8(c)(1). |
• Average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States | 300.717(d). |
• Business day | 300.11(b). |
• Charter school | 300.7. |
• Child with a disability | 300.8(a)(1). |
• Consent | 300.9. |
• Controlled substance | 300.530(i)(1). |
• Core academic subjects | 300.10. |
• Counseling services | 300.34(c)(2). |
• Day; business day; school day | 300.11. |
• Deaf-blindness | 300.8(c)(2). |
• Deafness | 300.8(c)(3). |
• Destruction (Of information) | 300.611(a). |
• Developmental delays(s) | 300.8(b). |
DEFINITIONS (E–H) | |
• Early identification and assessment | 300.34(c)(3). |
• Education records | 300.611(b). |
• Educational service agency | 300.12. |
• Elementary school | 300.13. |
• Emotional disturbance | 300.8(c)(4). |
• Equipment | 300.14. |
• Evaluation | 300.15. |
• Excess costs | 300.16. |
• Extended school year services | 300.106(b). |
• Free appropriate public education | 300.17. |
• Freely associated States | 300.717(a). |
• Hearing impairment | 300.8(c)(5). |
• Highly qualified special education teacher | 300.18(b). |
• Homeless children | 300.19. |
DEFINITIONS (I) | |
• IEP Team | 300.23. |
• Illegal drug | 300.530(i)(2). |
• Include | 300.20. |
• Independent educational evaluation | 300.502(a)(3)(i). |
• Indian | 300.21(a). |
• Indian tribe | 300.21(b). |
• Individualized education program (IEP) | 300.22. |
• Individualized family service plan | 300.24. |
• Infant or toddler with a disability | 300.25. |
• Institution of higher education | 300.26. |
• Intellectual Disability | 300.8(c)(6). |
• Interpreting services | 300.34(c)(4). |
DEFINITIONS (J–O) | |
• Limited English proficient (LEP) | 300.27. |
• Local educational agency (LEA) | 300.28. |
• Medical services | 300.34(c)(5). |
• Multiple disabilities | 300.8(c)(7). |
• Native language | 300.29(a). |
• Occupational therapy | 300.34(c)(6). |
• Orientation and mobility services | 300.34(c)(7). |
• Orthopedic impairment | 300.8(c)(8). |
• Other health impairment | 300.8(c)(9). |
• Outlying areas | 300.717(b). |
DEFINITIONS (P–R) | |
• Parent | 300.30(a). |
• Parent counseling and training | 300.34(c)(8). |
• Parent training and information center | 300.31. |
• Parentally-placed private school children with disabilities | 300.130. |
• Participating agency (as used in “Confidentiality”) | 300.611(c). |
• Party or parties (Regarding procedures) | 300.181(a). |
• Personally identifiable | 300.32. |
• Physical education | 300.39(b)(2). |
• Physical therapy | 300.34(c)(9). |
• Psychological services | 300.34(c)(10). |
• Public agency | 300.33. |
• Public expense | 300.502(a)(3)(ii). |
• Recreation | 300.34(c)(11). |
• Rehabilitation counseling services | 300.34(c)(12). |
• Related services | 300.34(a). |
DEFINITIONS (S) | |
• School day | 300.11(c). |
• School health services | 300.34(c)(13). |
• School nurse services | 300.34(c)(13). |
• Scientifically based research | 300.35. |
• Secondary school | 300.36. |
• Secretary | 300.38. |
• Serious bodily injury | 300.530(i)(3). |
• Services plan | 300.37. |
• Social work services in schools | 300.34(c)(14). |
• Special education | 300.39(a). |
• Specially designed instruction | 300.39(b)(3). |
• Specific learning disability | 300.8(c)(10). |
• Speech-language pathology services | 300.34(c)(15). |
• Speech or language impairment | 300.8(c)(11). |
• State | 300.40. |
• State (Special definition) | 300.717(c). |
• State educational agency (SEA) | 300.41. |
• Supplementary aids and services | 300.42. |
DEFINITIONS (T–Z) | |
• Transition services | 300.43. |
• Transportation | 300.34(c)(16). |
• Traumatic brain injury | 300.8(c)(12). |
• Travel training | 300.38(b)(4). |
• Universal design | 300.44. |
• Visual impairment including blindness | 300.8(c)(13). |
• Vocational education | 300.39(b)(5). |
• Ward of the State | 300.45. |
• Weapon | 300.530(i)(4). |
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Bureau of Labor Statistics (Regarding rate of inflation) (see §§ 300.702(b), 300.704(a)(2)(ii), (b)(2), 300.812(b)(2)) | |
DEPARTMENT (U.S. Department of Education) | |
• Enforcement: hearing procedures (see §§ 300.178 through 300.184) | |
• Monitoring (Regarding Secretary of the Interior) | 300.708(a). |
• Personally identifiable information (Use of) | 300.627. |
DESTRUCTION OF INFORMATION | 300.624(b). |
• Definition | 300.611(a). |
DETERMINANT FACTOR for eligibility determination | |
• Lack of instruction in reading or math (see § 300.306(b)(1)(i), (b)(1)(ii)) | |
• Limited English proficiency | 300.306(b)(1)(iii). |
DEVELOPMENT, REVIEW, AND REVISION OF IEP | 300.324. |
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY(S) | |
• In definition of “Child with a disability” | 300.8(b). |
• Requirements for using “Developmental delay” | 300.111(b). |
• State definition | 300.111(b). |
• Using specified disability categories | 300.111(d). |
DIABETES | 300.8(c)(9)(i). |
DIRECT SERVICES | |
• For children in private schools (see §§ 300.132(a); 300.133(a); 300.134(d)(1)) | |
• Nature and location of services | 300.227(b). |
• Payment by Secretary of the Interior | 300.712(d). |
• SEA (Additional information) | 300.175(a). |
• State-level activities | 300.704(b)(4)(i). |
• Use of LEA allocations for | 300.227(a). |
DISABILITY: ADVERSELY AFFECTS EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE (See “Adversely affects educational performance”) | |
DISAGGREGATED DATA | |
• Assessment results for subgroup of children with disabilities | 300.704(b)(4)(xi). |
• For suspension and expulsion by race and ethnicity | 300.170(a). |
DISCIPLINE (A–B) | |
• Alternative educational setting (see §§ 300.530(d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(4), (g), 300.531, 300.533) | |
• Appeal | 300.532(a). |
• Behavioral interventions—intervention plan | 300.530(f). |
DISCIPLINE (C–H) | |
• Change of placements for disciplinary removals | 300.536. |
• Child's status during due process hearings | 300.518. |
• Determination of setting | 300.531. |
• Expedited due process hearings | 300.532(c). |
• Functional behavioral assessment (see § 300.530(d)(1)(ii), (f)(1)(i)) | |
• Hearing officer (authority of) (see §§ 300.532(b), 300.533) | |
DISCIPLINE (I–Z) | |
• IEP Team (relevant members) (see §§ 300.530(e)(1), (f), 300.531) | |
• Interim alternative educational setting (see §§ 300.530(b), (d)(2), (g), 300.531, 300.532(b)(2)(ii), 300.533) | |
• Manifestation determination | 300.530(e). |
• Placement during appeals | 300.533. |
• Protections for children not determined eligible | 300.534. |
• Referral to and action by law enforcement and judicial authorities | 300.535. |
• School personnel (Authority of) | 300.530(b). |
• See “Timelines—Discipline” | |
DISCLOSURE | |
• Additional disclosure of information requirement | 300.512(b). |
• Consent required before disclosing: | |
Ο Education records to public benefits or insurance agencies | 300.154(d)(2)(iv). |
Ο Personal information to non-agency officials | 300.622(a). |
• Notice on disclosure of evaluation results | 300.504(c)(10). |
• Policies on disclosing information to 3rd parties | 300.612(a)(3). |
• Prohibit evidence not disclosed | 300.512(a)(3). |
DISPROPORTIONALITY | 300.646. |
DISPUTES | |
• Interagency disputes (Methods of ensuring services): | |
Ο Ensure services during pendency of dispute | 300.154(a). |
Ο Procedures for resolving | 300.154(a)(3). |
• Mediation (see also § 300.532(c)(3)) | 300.506. |
Ο Attorneys' fees for | 300.517(c)(2)(ii). |
Ο During discipline appeal process | 300.532(c)(3). |
Ο During resolution process (see § 300.510(b)(3), (c)(3)) | |
Ο Enforcement of agreement (see §§ 300.506(b)(7), 300.510(d)(2), 300.537) | |
DIVIDED STATE AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY (Adult prisons) | 300.607. |
DIVORCE—SEPARATION (Authority to review records) | 300.613(c). |
DROPOUT RATES (Performance indicators) | 300.157(a)(3). |
DUE PROCESS HEARING(S) AND REVIEWS (A–E) | |
• Agency responsible for conducting hearing | 300.511(b). |
• Appeal of decisions; impartial review | 300.514(b). |
• Attorneys' fees | 300.517(a). |
• Basic requirements (see §§ 300.507 through 300.514) | |
• Child's status during proceedings (Pendency) | 300.518. |
Ο Parent request for hearing (Discipline) | 300.532(a). |
• Civil action | 300.516(a). |
• Evaluations disclosed at least 5 business days before hearing | 300.512(a)(3). |
• Expedited due process hearings (Discipline) | 300.532(c). |
DUE PROCESS HEARING(S) AND REVIEWS (F–I) | |
• Failure to implement a due process hearing decision | 300.152(c)(3). |
• Finality of decision; appeal; impartial review | 300.514. |
• Findings of fact and decisions (see § 300.512(a)(5), (c)(3)): | |
Ο To State advisory panel (see §§ 300.513(d), 300.514(c)) | |
• Hearing rights | 300.512(a). |
• Impartial hearing officer | 300.511(c). |
Ο See “Hearing officer(s)” | |
DUE PROCESS HEARING(S) AND REVIEWS (J–Z) | |
• Parental rights at hearings | 300.512(c). |
• Party notice to other party | 300.508(c). |
Ο Model form to assist parents | 300.509. |
• Party request for hearing (Discipline) | 300.532(a). |
• Pendency (Stay put) | 300.518. |
• Prohibit evidence not introduced 5 business days before hearing | 300.512(a)(3). |
• Record of hearing | 300.512(c)(3). |
• See “Civil action—proceedings,” “Court(s)” “Procedural safeguards,” “Timelines” | |
• Timelines and convenience of hearings—reviews (see §§ 300.506(b)(5), 300.511(e), 300.516(b)) | |
EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT (Definition) | 300.34(c)(3). |
EARLY INTERVENING SERVICES | 300.226. |
• Adjustment to local fiscal efforts | 300.205(d). |
• Do not limit/create right to FAPE | 300.226(c). |
• For children not currently identified as needing special education or related services | 300.226(a). |
• Permissive use of funds | 300.208(a)(2). |
• Scientifically based literacy instruction | 300.226(b). |
• Use of funds: | |
Ο By LEA | 300.226(a). |
Ο By Secretary of the Interior | 300.711. |
EDUCATION RECORDS (Definition) | 300.611(b). |
EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENTS (LRE) | 300.114. |
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY (ESA) | |
• Definition | 300.12. |
• In definition of “LEA” | 300.28(b)(1). |
• Joint establishment of eligibility (Regarding ESAs) | 300.224(b). |
Ο Additional requirements (Regarding LRE) | 300.224(c). |
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 (ESEA) | |
• Coordination of early intervening services | 300.226(e). |
• Excess cost requirement | 300.202(b). |
• Schoolwide programs | 300.206(a). |
ELIGIBILITY (CHILD—STUDENT) (A–G) | |
• Additional eligibility requirements (see §§ 300.121 through 300.124, 300.307 through 300.311) | |
• Children with disabilities in adult prisons | 300.324(d). |
• Children with specific learning disabilities (Documentation of eligibility determination) | 300.311(a). |
• Determinant factor for | 300.306(b)(1). |
• Determination of eligibility | 300.306. |
• Developmental delay (Non-use of term by LEA if not adopted by State) | 300.111(b)(iv). |
• Documentation of eligibility (To parent) | 300.306(a)(2). |
• Graduation with regular diploma: termination (see §§ 300.102(a)(3), 300.305(e)(2)). | |
ELIGIBILITY (CHILD—STUDENT) (H–Z) | |
• Lack of instruction in reading or math | 300.306(b). |
• Limited English proficiency | 300.306(b). |
• Public benefits or insurance (Risk loss of eligibility) | § 300.154(d)(2) (iii). |
• Termination of eligibility (see §§ 300.204(c), 300.305(e)(2)) | |
• Transfer of rights (Special rule) | 300.520(b). |
ELIGIBILITY (PUBLIC AGENCIES) | |
• Hearings related to (See “Hearings—Hearing procedures”) | |
• Joint establishment of (see §§ 300.202(b)(3), 300.223(a), 300.224(a)) | |
• LEA (See “LEA eligibility”) Secretary of the Interior | 300.712(e). |
• State (See “State eligibility”) | |
• State agency eligibility | 300.228. |
Ο See “State agencies” | |
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (Definition) | 300.8(c)(4). |
ENFORCEMENT | |
• Department procedures (see §§ 300.600, 300.604, 300.605) | |
• Referral to law enforcement authorities | 300.535. |
• State policies and procedures: | |
Ο Enforcement mechanisms | 300.537. |
Ο LEA not meeting requirements | 300.608. |
Ο Regarding confidentiality | 300.626. |
EPILEPSY | 300.8(c)(9)(i). |
EQUIPMENT | |
• Acquisition of | 300.718(a). |
• Definition | 300.14. |
• Exception to maintenance of effort | 300.204(d). |
• Placement in private school | 300.144. |
EVALUATION (A–G) | |
• Assessments in (see §§ 300.304(b), (c) 300.305(c)). | |
• Basic requirements (see §§ 300.301, 300.303, 300.324) | |
• Comprehensive (Identify all special education needs) | 300.304(c)(6). |
• Definition of | 300.15. |
• Evaluation procedures | 300.304. |
• Evaluation report to parents | 300.306(a)(2). |
• Existing evaluation data (Review of) | 300.305(a)(1). |
• Graduation (Evaluation not required for) | 300.305(e)(2). |
EVALUATION (H–Z) | |
• Independent educational evaluation (IEE) | 300.502. |
• Initial evaluation (see §§ 300.301, 300.305) | |
• Observation in determining SLD | 300.310. |
• Parent consent | 300.300. |
• Parent right to evaluation at public expense | 300.502(b). |
• Reevaluation | 300.303. |
EXCEPTION | |
• Charter schools exception (Joint eligibility) | 300.223(b). |
• For prior local policies and procedures | 300.220. |
• For prior State policies and procedures | 300.176(a). |
• To FAPE: | |
Ο For certain ages | 300.102. |
Ο For graduating with a regular diploma | 300.102(a)(3)(i). |
Ο For children in adult prisons (see §§ 300.102(a)(2), 300.324(d)). | |
• To maintenance of effort | 300.204. |
• To reimbursement for parental placement | 300.148(e). |
EXCESS COSTS | |
• Calculation of (see appendix A—Excess Costs Calculation) | |
• Definition | 300.16. |
• Excess cost requirement | 300.202(b) |
• Joint establishment of eligibility | 300.202(b)(3) |
• LEA requirement | 300.202(b) |
• Limitation on use of Part B funds | 300.202(b) |
• Meeting the excess cost requirement | 300.202(b)(2) |
• See also §§ 300.163(a), 300.175(b), 300.202(a), 300.227(a)(2)(ii) | |
EXISTING EVALUATION DATA (Review of) | 300.305(a)(1). |
EXPEDITED DUE PROCESS HEARINGS | 300.532(c). |
• Authority of hearing officer | 300.532(b). |
• Party appeal (Hearing requested by parents) | 300.532(a). |
EXPULSION (See “Suspension and expulsion”) | |
EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR SERVICES | 300.106. |
EXTRACURRICULAR | |
• IEP content | 300.320(a)(4)(ii). |
• In supplementary aids and services | 300.42. |
• Nonacademic services | 300.107. |
• Nonacademic settings | 300.117. |
FACILITIES | |
• Alteration of | 300.718. |
• Children in private schools or facilities (see §§ 300.130, 300.142(a), 300.144(b), (c), 300.147(c)) | |
• Construction of | 300.718. |
• Physical education (In separate facilities) | 300.108(d). |
• Private schools and facilities | 300.2(c). |
• See also “Correctional facilities” | |
• Termination of expenses for construction of | 300.204(d). |
FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA) (See “Confidentiality”) | |
FAPE (A–G) | |
• Definition | 300.17. |
• Documentation of exceptions | 300.102(b). |
• Exception to FAPE: | |
Ο For certain ages | 300.102(a). |
Ο For children receiving early intervention services | 300.102(a)(4). |
Ο For children graduating with a regular diploma | 300.102(a)(3). |
Ο For children in adult correctional facilities | 300.102(a)(2). |
• For children: | |
Ο Advancing from grade to grade | 300.101(c). |
Ο Beginning at age 3 | 300.101(b). |
Ο On Indian reservations | 300.707(c). |
Ο Suspended or expelled from school | 300.101(a). |
• General requirement | 300.101(a). |
FAPE (H–Z) | |
• Methods and payments | 300.103. |
• Private school children with disabilities: | |
Ο Placed by parents when FAPE is at issue | 300.148. |
Ο Placed in or referred by public agencies (see §§ 300.145 through 300.147) | |
• Reallocation of LEA funds (FAPE adequately provided) | 300.705(c). |
• Services (and placement) for FAPE: | |
Ο Based on child's needs (Not disability category) | 300.304(c)(6). |
• State eligibility condition | 300.100. |
FAS (Freely associated States) | 300.717(a). |
FAX (FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION) | |
• Department procedures (see §§ 300.183, 300.196(a) through (e)) | |
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) (See “Confidentiality”) | |
FILING A CLAIM (Private insurance) | 300.154(e). |
FILING A COMPLAINT (State complaint procedures) | 300.153. |
FILING REQUIREMENTS | |
• By-pass (Regarding private school children) | 300.196. |
• Department procedures | 300.183. |
• See §§ 300.178 through 300.186. | |
FINALITY OF DECISION | 300.514. |
FORMULA | |
• Allocations to LEAs | 300.705(b). |
• Allocations to States | 300.703. |
• Allocation to States when by-pass is implemented | 300.191. |
• Allocation to States regarding section 619 (see §§ 300.807, 300.810). | |
• Parentally-placed private school children | 300.133. |
• SEA set aside funds | 300.704(b). |
• See also § 300.171(a). | |
FOSTER PARENT | 300.30(a)(2). |
• See also § 300.45(b). | |
FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES AND OUTLYING AREAS | |
• Funding for | 300.701(a). |
• Purpose of grants | 300.700(a). |
FULL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GOAL | 300.109. |
FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT (see § 300.530(d)(1)(ii), (f)(1)(i)) | |
FUNDING MECHANISM: LRE | 300.114(b). |
FUNDS (See “Use of funds”) | |
GENERAL CURRICULUM | |
• Discipline (Continue participating in) | 300.530(d)(1)(i). |
• Evaluation procedures: | |
Ο Be involved and progress in | 300.304(b)(1)(ii). |
Ο Review of existing evaluation data | 300.305(a)(1). |
• IEPs: | |
Ο Measurable annual goals | 300.320(a)(2)(i). |
Ο Present levels of educational performance | 300.320(a)(1). |
Ο Review and revision of IEPs | 300.324(b)(1)(ii). |
Ο Special education and related services | 300.320(a)(4)(ii). |
• IEP Team | 300.321(a)(4)(ii). |
• Specially designed instruction (Definition) | 300.39(b)(3). |
GOALS | |
Annual goals (See “IEP” and “Annual goals”). | |
• Performance goals and indicators | 300.157. |
Ο State and local activities to meet | 300.814(c). |
Ο Use of State-level funds to meet | 300.704(b)(4)(x). |
GOVERNOR (Adult prisons) | 300.149(d). |
• See also “Chief executive officer”. | |
GRADUATION | |
• Evaluation not required for | 300.305(e)(2). |
• Exception to FAPE | 300.102(a)(3)(i). |
• Graduation rates as performance indicators | 300.157(a)(3). |
• Written prior notice required | 300.102(a)(3)(iii). |
GRANDPARENT OR STEPPARENT (In definition of “Parent”) | 300.30(a)(4). |
GRANTS | |
• Grants to States: | 300.700. |
Ο Maximum amount | 300.700(b). |
Ο Purpose of | 300.700(a). |
• See “Subgrants”. | |
GUARDIAN (In definition of “Parent”) | 300.30(a)(3). |
GUARDIANSHIP, SEPARATION, AND DIVORCE (Regarding parent's authority to review records) | 300.613(c). |
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Secretary of) | 300.708(i)(1). |
HEARING AIDS: Proper functioning of | 300.113(a). |
HEARING IMPAIRMENT | |
• Definition | 300.8(c)(5). |
• Related services, audiology | 300.34(c)(1). |
HEARING OFFICER(S) (A–B) | |
• Additional disclosure of information requirement | 300.512(b). |
• Attorneys' fees | 300.517(c)(2)(i). |
• Authority of (Discipline) | 300.532(b). |
Ο Basis of decisions | 300.513(a). |
HEARING OFFICER(S) (C–Z) | |
• Change of placement: | |
Ο Hearing officer decision agrees with parents | 300.518(d). |
Ο Hearing officer may order | 300.532(b)(2)(ii). |
• Expedited due process hearing (Discipline) | 300.532(c). |
• Impartial hearing officer | 300.511(c). |
• Parent appeal (Discipline) | 300.532(a). |
• Placement during appeals | 300.533. |
• Private school placement when FAPE is at issue | 300.148(b). |
• Reimbursement for private school placement by parents | 300.148(c). |
• Requests for evaluations by | 300.502(d). |
HEARING RIGHTS | 300.512. |
HEARINGS—HEARING PROCEDURES | |
• Due process (See “Due process hearings”). | |
• Public hearings on policies and procedures | 300.165(a). |
• State and local eligibility: | |
Ο LEA eligibility | 300.155. |
Ο Notification in case of LEA or State ineligibility | 300.221. |
Ο State eligibility (Notice and hearing) (see §§ 300.178, 300.179, 300.181). | |
HEART CONDITION | 300.8(c)(9)(i). |
HEIGHTENED ALERTNESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI (In “Other health impairment”) | 300.8(c)(9). |
HIGH COST FUND (LEA) | 300.704(c). |
HIGHLY MOBILE CHILDREN (e.g., homeless and migrant children) | 300.111(c)(2). |
HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER (A–Q) | |
• Alternative route to certification | 300.18(b)(2). |
• Definition of | 300.18. |
• Private school teachers | 300.18(h). |
HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER (R–Z) | |
• Requirements for in general | 300.18(b). |
• Requirements for teaching to alternate academic achievement standards | 300.18(c). |
• Requirements for teaching multiple subjects | 300.18(d). |
• Personnel qualifications | 300.156(c). |
HIGH NEED CHILD | 300.704(c)(3)(i). |
HOMELESS CHILDREN | |
• Child find | 300.111(a)(1)(i). |
• Definition of | 300.19. |
• McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (see §§ 300.19, 300.149(a)(3), 300.153(b)(4)(iii), 300.168(a)(5), 300.508(b)(4)). | |
• Surrogate parents for | 300.519(a)(4). |
HYPERACTIVITY (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) | 300.8(c)(9)(i). |
INAPPLICABILITY (Of requirements that prohibit commingling and supplanting of funds) | 300.704(d). |
IEE (See “Independent educational evaluation”) | |
IEP (A–I) | |
• Agency responsibilities for transition services | 300.324(c)(1). |
• Basic requirements (see §§ 300.320 through 300.324). | |
• Child participation when considering transition | 300.321(b)(1). |
• Consideration of special factors | 300.324(a)(2). |
• Consolidation of IEP Team meetings | 300.324(a)(5). |
• Content of IEPs | 300.320(a). |
• Definition (see §§ 300.22, 300.320). | |
• Development, review, and revision of | 300.324. |
• IEP or IFSP for children aged 3 through 5 | 300.323(b). |
• IEP Team | 300.321. |
IEP (J–Z) | |
• Modifications of IEP or placement (FAPE for children in adult prisons) | 300.324(d)(2)(i). |
• Modify/Amend without convening meeting (see § 300.324(a)(4), (a)(6)). | |
• Parent participation | 300.322. |
• Alternative means | 300.328. |
• Part C coordinator involvement | 300.321(f). |
• Private school placements by public agencies | 300.325(a)(1). |
• Regular education teacher (See “IEP Team”). | |
• Review and revision of IEPs | 300.324(b). |
• SEA responsibility regarding private school | 300.325(c). |
• State eligibility requirement | 300.112. |
• Transition services | 300.320(b). |
• When IEPs must be in effect | 300.323. |
IEP TEAM | 300.321. |
• Alternative educational setting (Determined by) | 300.531. |
• Consideration of special factors | 300.324(a)(2). |
Ο Assistive technology | 300.324(a)(2)(v). |
Ο Behavioral interventions | 300.324(a)(2)(i). |
Ο Braille needs | 300.324(a)(2)(iii). |
Ο Communication needs (Deafness and other needs) | 300.324(a)(2)(iv). |
Ο Limited English proficiency | 300.324(a)(2)(ii). |
• Determination of knowledge or special expertise | 300.321(c). |
• Discipline procedures (see §§ 300.530(e), 300.531). | |
• Manifestation determination | 300.530(e). |
• Other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise (At parent or agency discretion) | 300.321(a)(6). |
• Participation by private school (public agency placement) | 300.325(a). |
• Regular education teacher (see §§ 300.321(a)(2), 300.324(a)(3)). | |
IFSP (INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN) | |
• Definition | 300.24. |
• Transition from Part C | 300.124. |
• IFSP vs. IEP | 300.323(b). |
ILLEGAL DRUG (Definition—discipline) | 300.530(i)(2). |
IMPARTIAL DUE PROCESS HEARING | 300.511. |
• See “Due process hearings and reviews”. | |
IMPARTIAL HEARING OFFICER | 300.511(c). |
IMPARTIALITY OF MEDIATOR | 300.506(b)(1). |
INCIDENTAL BENEFITS (Permissive use of funds) | 300.208. |
INCIDENTAL FEES (In definition of “at no cost” under “Special education”) | 300.39(b)(1). |
INCLUDE (Definition) | 300.20. |
INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION (IEE) | 300.502. |
• Agency criteria (see § 300.502(a)(2), (b)(2)(ii), (c)(1), (e)). | |
• Definition | 300.502(a)(3)(i). |
• Parent-initiated evaluations | 300.502(c). |
• Parent right to | 300.502(a)(1). |
• Procedural safeguards notice | 300.504(c)(1). |
• Public expense (Definition under IEE) | 300.502(a)(3)(ii). |
• Request by hearing officers | 300.502(d). |
• Use as evidence at hearing | 300.502(c)(2). |
INDIAN; INDIAN CHILDREN | |
• Child find for Indian children aged 3 through 5 | 300.712(d). |
• Definition of “Indian” | 300.21(a). |
• Definition of “Indian tribe” | 300.21(b). |
• Early intervening services | 300.711. |
• Payments and use of amounts for: | |
Ο Education and services for children aged 3 through 5 | 300.712(a). |
Ο Education of Indian children | 300.707. |
• Plan for coordination of services | 300.713. |
• Submission of information by Secretary of Interior | 300.708. |
INDICATORS | 300.157(b). |
• See “Performance goals and indicators”. | |
INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (See “IEP”) | |
INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN (See “IFSP”) | |
INFORMED CONSENT (See “Consent”) | |
INITIAL EVALUATION | 300.301. |
• Consent before conducting | 300.300(a)(1)(i). |
Ο For ward of State | 300.300(a)(2). |
Ο Not construed as consent for initial placement | 300.300(a)(1)(ii). |
Ο When not required | 300.300(a)(2). |
• Review of existing evaluation data | 300.305(a). |
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION | |
• Definition | 300.26. |
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS | |
• Access to | 300.172. |
• Audio-visual materials | 300.14(b). |
• LEA purchase of | 300.210. |
• NIMAC: | |
Ο SEA coordination with | 300.172(c). |
Ο SEA rights and responsibilities if not coordinating | 300.172(b). |
INSURANCE | |
• Community-based waivers (see § 300.154(d)(2)(iii)(D)). | |
• Financial costs | 300.154(f)(2). |
• Financial responsibility of LEA/SEA | 300.154(a)(1). |
• Out-of-pocket expense | 300.154(d)(2)(ii). |
• Private insurance | 300.154(e). |
• Public benefits or insurance | 300.154(d). |
• Risk of loss of eligibility (see § 300.154(d)(2)(iii)(D)). | |
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (Definition) | 300.8(c)(6). |
INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS | |
• FAPE methods and payments (Joint agreements) | 300.103(a). |
• LRE (Children in public/private institutions) | 300.114(a)(2)(i). |
• Methods of ensuring services | 300.154(a). |
• SEA responsibility for general supervision | 300.149. |
• Secretary of Interior—with Health and Human Services Secretary | 300.708(i)(1). |
Ο Cooperative agreements (BIA and other agencies) | 300.712(d). |
INTERAGENCY COORDINATION (See “Coordination of services,” “Interagency agreements”) | |
INTERAGENCY DISPUTES | 300.154(a)(3). |
INTERAGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES (Transition services) | 300.320(b). |
INTERIM ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL SETTING (See §§ 300.530(b), 300.531, 300.532(b)(2)(ii), 300.533) | |
INTERPRETING SERVICES | |
• As a related service | 300.34(a). |
• Definition | 300.34(c)(4). |
JOINT ESTABLISHMENT OF ELIGIBILITY (LEAs) | 300.223. |
• See also §§ 300.202(b)(3), 300.224. | |
JUDICIAL | |
• Authorities (Referral to) | 300.535. |
• Finding of unreasonableness | 300.148(d)(3). |
• Proceeding (During pendency) | 300.518(a). |
• Review | 300.197. |
• See also: | |
Ο Civil action (see §§ 300.504(c)(12), 300.514(d), 300.516) | |
Ο Court(s) (see §§ 300.102(a)(1), 300.184, 300.148(c), (d)(3), 300.197, 300.516(a), (c), (d), 300.517(a), (c)) | |
JUVENILE-ADULT CORRECTIONS FACILITIES (See “Correctional facilities”) | |
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES | |
• Referral to | 300.535. |
LEA (LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY) (A–C) | |
• Allocations to LEAs | 300.705(b). |
Ο Reallocation of funds (If LEA is adequately providing FAPE) | 300.705(c). |
• Charter schools and LEAs (See “Charter schools”). | |
• Child count—LEAs: | |
Ο Parentally-placed private school children with disabilities | 300.133(c). |
Ο Procedures for counting all children served (Annual report) | 300.645. |
Ο See also “Child count”. | |
• Child find—LEAs: | |
Ο Parentally-placed private school children with disabilities | 300.131. |
Ο See also “Child find” | |
• Compliance (LEA and State agency) | 300.222. |
• Consistency of LEA policies with State policies | 300.201. |
LEA (D–G) | |
• Definition of LEA | 300.28. |
• Developmental delay: Use of term by LEAs (see § 300.111(b)(2) through (b)(4)). | |
• Direct services by SEA (If LEA is unable or unwilling to serve CWDs, etc.) | 300.227. |
• Discipline and LEAs (See “Discipline”). | |
• Eligibility of LEA: | |
Ο Condition of assistance (see §§ 300.200 through 300.213) | |
Ο Exception for prior local plans. | 300.220. |
Ο Ineligibility of LEA (Notice by SEA) | 300.221. |
Ο SEA hearings on LEA eligibility | 300.155. |
• Excess cost requirement—LEA: | 300.202(b). |
Ο Use of amounts for excess costs | 300.202(a)(2). |
Ο See also “Excess costs”. | |
LEA (H–L) | |
• Hearings relating to LEA eligibility | 300.155. |
• Information for SEA | 300.211. |
• Instructional materials (Purchase of) | 300.210. |
• Joint establishment of eligibility (By two or more LEAs) | 300.202(b)(3). |
Ο See also §§ 300.223, 300.224 | |
• LEA and State agency compliance | 300.222. |
• LEA policies (Modification of) | 300.220(b). |
Ο See “LEA eligibility,” “Eligibility of LEA”. | |
LEA (M–P) | |
• Maintenance of effort regarding LEAs (See “Maintenance of effort”). | |
• Methods of ensuring services—LEAs (see § 300.154(a)(1) through (a)(4), (b)). | |
• Migratory children with disabilities (Linkage with records under ESEA) | 300.213. |
• Modification of policies by LEA | 300.220(b). |
• Noncompliance of LEA (SEA determination) | 300.222(a). |
• Notice requirement (On LEA) | 300.222(b). |
• Purchase of instructional materials | 300.210. |
• Personnel shortages (Use of funds to assist LEAs in meeting) | 300.704(b)(4)(vii). |
• Public information (By LEA) | 300.212. |
LEA (R–T) | |
• Reallocation of LEA funds (If LEA is adequately providing FAPE) | 300.705(c). |
• Reimbursement of LEAs by other agencies (See “Methods of ensuring services,” § 300.154(a)(2) through (a)(3), (b)(2)). | |
• Review and revision of policies | 300.170(b). |
• SEA reduction in payments to LEA | 300.222(a). |
• SEA use of LEA allocations for direct services | 300.227. |
• Show cause hearing (By-pass requirement) | 300.194. |
• State-level nonsupplanting | 300.162(c). |
• Subgrants to LEAs | 300.705(a). |
• Suspension and expulsion rates—LEAs | 300.170(a)(1). |
• Transition planning conferences (Part C to B) | 300.124(c). |
LEA (U–Z) | |
• Use of amounts (by LEA) | 300.202. |
Ο (See “Permissive use of funds”). | |
• Use of SEA allocations (Regarding LEAs) | 300.704. |
Ο For capacity-building, etc. (see § 300.704(b)(4)(viii)). | |
Ο To assist in meeting personnel shortages (see § 300.704(b)(4)(vii)). | |
LEA ELIGIBILITY (A–I) | |
• Adjustment to local fiscal efforts in certain fiscal years | 300.205. |
• Charter schools—public: | |
Ο Rights of children with disabilities who attend public charter schools | 300.209(a). |
Ο That are public schools of the LEA | 300.209(b). |
Ο That are LEAs | 300.209(c). |
Ο That are not an LEA or a school that is part of an LEA | 300.209(d). |
Ο Treatment of charter schools and their students | 300.209. |
Ο See also “Charter schools”. | |
• Condition of assistance | 300.200. |
Ο See §§ 300.201 through 300.213. | |
• Consistency with State policies | 300.201. |
• Information for SEA | 300.211. |
LEA ELIGIBILITY (M–Z) | |
• Maintenance of effort | 300.203. |
Ο Exception to | 300.204. |
• Migratory children with disabilities—records regarding | 300.213. |
• Permissive use of funds | 300.208. |
Ο Administrative case management | 300.208(b). |
Ο Early intervening services | 300.208(a)(2). |
Ο High cost special education and related services | 300.208(a)(3). |
Ο Services and aids that also benefit nondisabled children | 300.208(a)(1). |
• Personnel development | 300.207. |
• Records regarding migratory children with disabilities | 300.213. |
• State prohibition (If LEA is unable to establish/maintain programs of FAPE) | 300.205(c). |
• Treatment of charter schools and their students | 300.209. |
LEAD POISONING (Other health impairment) | 300.8(c)(9)(i). |
LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT (LRE) | |
• Children in public or private institutions | 300.118. |
• Continuum of alternative placements | 300.115. |
• Educational service agency (Additional requirement regarding LRE) | 300.224(c). |
• Monitoring activities | 300.120. |
• Nonacademic settings | 300.117. |
• Placements | 300.116. |
• State eligibility requirements | 300.114. |
• Additional requirement: State funding mechanism | 300.114(b). |
• Technical assistance and training | 300.119. |
LEISURE EDUCATION (Recreation) | 300.34(c)(11)(iv). |
LEP (See “Limited English proficient”) | |
LEUKEMIA (Other health impairment) | 300.8(c)(9)(i). |
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT (LEP) | |
• Definition of | 300.27. |
• Determinant factor in eligibility determination | 300.306(b)(1)(iii). |
• In development, review, and revision of IEP | 300.324(a)(2)(ii). |
• In “native language” (Definition) | 300.29(a). |
• Special rule—LEP not determinant factor | 300.306(b)(1)(iii). |
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY (See “LEA”) | |
LRE (See “Least restrictive environment”) | |
MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT (MOE–LEA) (A–R) | |
• Amounts in excess (Reduce level) | 300.205(a). |
• Exception to | 300.204. |
• Maintenance of effort and early intervening services (see appendix D) | |
• Maintenance of effort—LEA | 300.203. |
• Non-reduction of (State enforcement) | 300.608. |
• Public benefits or insurance proceeds are not MOE | 300.154(g)(2). |
Ο See “Methods of ensuring services”. | |
MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT (MOE–LEA) (S–Z) | |
• SEA flexibility | 300.230(a). |
• State enforcement (SEA must prohibit LEA from reducing MOE) | 300.608. |
MAINTENANCE OF STATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT | 300.163. |
• Reduction of funds for failure to maintain support | 300.163(b). |
• Subsequent years (Regarding a waiver) | 300.163(d). |
• Waivers: Exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances | 300.163(c). |
MANIFESTATION DETERMINATION (See “Discipline”) | 300.530(e). |
McKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT | |
• In definition of “Homeless children” | 300.19. |
• In filing a State complaint | 300.153(b)(4)(iii). |
• SEA responsibility for general supervision (Regarding homeless children) | 300.149(a)(3). |
• State advisory panel (Membership) | 300.168(a)(5). |
• Surrogate parents (Homeless child's rights protected | 300.519(a)(4). |
MEDIATION (A–O) | |
• Benefits of (Meeting to explain) | 300.506(b)(2)(ii). |
• Confidential discussions | 300.506(b)(6)(i). |
• Cost of (Borne by State) | 300.506(b)(4). |
• Disinterested party (To meet with parents and schools | 300.506(b)(2). |
• Disputes (Resolve through mediation) | 300.506(a). |
• Legally binding agreement | 300.506(b)(6). |
• Mediation procedures (By public agency to allow parties to resolve disputes) | 300.506(a). |
• Mediators: | |
Ο Impartiality of | 300.506(c). |
Ο List of | 300.506(b)(3)(i). |
Ο Qualified and impartial (see § 300.506(b)(1)(iii)). | |
• Meeting to explain benefits of | 300.506(b)(2)(ii). |
• Not used as evidence in hearing | 300.506(b)(8). |
• Not used to deny/delay right to hearing | 300.506(b)(1)(ii), |
• Opportunity to meet | 30.506(b)(2). |
MEDIATION (P–Z) | |
• Parent training and information center | 300.506(b)(2)(i). |
• Procedural safeguards notice | 300.504(c)(6). |
• Random selection of mediators | 300.506(b)(3)(ii). |
• Use of SEA allocations to establish | 300.704(b)(3)(ii). |
• Voluntary | 300.506(b)(1)(i). |
• Written mediation agreement | 300.506(b)(7). |
MEDICAID | |
• Children covered by public benefits or insurance | 300.154(d)(1). |
• Construction (Nothing alters requirements imposed under Titles XIX or XXI) | 300.154(h). |
• Financial responsibility of each non-educational public agency (e.g., State Medicaid) | 300.154(a)(1). |
• LEA high cost fund (Disbursements not medical assistance under State Medicaid) | 300.704(c)(8). |
• Medicaid reimbursement not disqualified because service in school context | 300.154(b)(1)(ii). |
• Methods of ensuring services (see § 300.154(a)(1), (b)(1)(ii), (d), (g)(2), (h)) | |
• Proceeds from public or private insurance | 300.154(g)(1). |
• Public agency may use Medicaid | 300.154(a)(1). |
• State Medicaid, etc., must precede financial responsibility of LEA | 300.154(a)(1). |
MEDICAL (A–L) | |
• Assistance under other Federal programs | 300.186. |
• Assistive technology device (Does not include a surgically implanted medical device) | 300.5. |
• LEA high cost fund (Disbursements not medical assistance under State Medicaid) | 300.704(c)(8). |
MEDICAL (M–Q) | |
• Medical services in (“Related services”): | |
Ο Audiology (Referral for) | 300.34(c)(1)(ii). |
Ο Definition of | 300.34(c)(5). |
Ο For diagnostic purposes | 300.34(a). |
Ο Speech-language pathology (Referral for) | 300.34(c)(15)(iii). |
• Medical supplies, etc. (Memo of agreement between HHS and Interior) | 300.708(i)(2). |
• Non-medical (Residential placement) | 300.104. |
MEDICAL (R–Z) | |
• Referral for medical services: | |
Ο Audiology | 300.34(c)(1)(ii). |
Ο Speech-language pathology services | 300.34(c)(15)(iii). |
• Related services: Exception; surgically implanted devices (“Cochlear implants”) | 300.34(b). |
• Routine checking of hearing aids and other devices | 300.113. |
• SLD: Educationally relevant medical findings, if any | 300.311(a)(4). |
MEDICATION | |
• Prohibition on mandatory medication | 300.174. |
MEETING(S) | |
• Alternative means of meeting participation | 300.328. |
• Consolidation of IEP Team meetings | 300.324(a)(5). |
• Equitable services determined (Parentally-placed private school CWDs) | 300.137. |
• IEP Team meetings (See “IEP”). | |
• Mediation (Opportunity to meet) | 300.506(b)(2). |
• Opportunity to examine records; participation in IEP Team meetings | 300.501. |
• Parent participation in meetings (see § 300.506(b)(2), (b)(4)). | |
• Private school placements by public agencies | 300.325. |
• Reviewing and revising IEPs (Private school placements) | 300.325(b). |
• Services plan for private school children (Meetings) | 300.137(c)(1). |
METHODS OF ENSURING SERVICES | 300.154. |
MIGRANT CHILDREN | |
• Child find | 300.111(c)(2). |
• Records regarding migratory children (Linkage with ESEA) | 300.213. |
MINIMUM STATE COMPLAINT PROCEDURES | 300.152. |
• See “Complaints,” “State complaint procedures”. | |
MONITOR; MONITORING ACTIVITIES (A–N) | |
• Allowable costs for monitoring | 300.704(b)(3)(i). |
• Children placed in private schools by public agencies | 300.147(a). |
• Implementation by SEA | 300.147(a). |
• LRE (SEA monitoring activities) | 300.120. |
• Monitoring activities (LRE) | 300.120. |
• Monitoring—Enforcement (Subpart F) | 300.600. |
Ο Rule of construction (Use any authority under GEPA to monitor) | 300.609. |
Ο Secretary's review and determination regarding State performance | 300.603(b)(1). |
Ο State exercise of general supervision | 300.600(d)(2). |
Ο State use of targets and reporting | 300.602(a), (b)(1). |
MONITOR; MONITORING ACTIVITIES (O–Z) | |
• Outlying areas, etc. (see § 300.701(a)(1)(ii)). | |
• Private school children: SEA monitoring | 300.147(a). |
• SEA responsibility for general supervision | 300.149(b). |
• Secretary of the Interior | 300.708. |
• State advisory panel functions (Advise SEA on corrective action plans) | 300.169(d). |
• Use of SEA allocations for monitoring | 300.704(b)(3)(i). |
• Waiver (State's procedures for monitoring) | 300.164(c)(2)(ii)(B). |
Ο Summary of monitoring reports | 300.164(c)(3). |
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (Definition) | 300.8(c)(7). |
NATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ACCESS CENTER (NIMAC) | 300.172(e)(1)(ii). |
NATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS (NIMAS) | 300.172(e)(1)(iii). |
• See also appendix C. | |
NATIVE LANGUAGE | |
• Confidentiality (Notice to parents) | 300.612(a)(1). |
• Definition | 300.29. |
• Definition of “Consent” | 300.9. |
• Evaluation procedures (Tests in native language) | 300.304(c)(1)(ii). |
• Notice to parents: Confidentiality (In native language) | 300.612(a)(1). |
• Prior notice: | |
Ο Notice in native language | 300.503(c)(1)(ii). |
Ο Notice translated orally | 300.503(c)(2)(i). |
Ο Steps if not a written language | 300.503(c)(2). |
NATURE/LOCATION OF SERVICES (Direct services by SEA) | 300.227. |
NEPHRITIS (In “Other health impairment”) | 300.8(c)(9)(i). |
NIMAC (See “National Instructional Materials Access Center”) | |
NIMAS (See “National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard”) | |
NONACADEMIC | |
• Activities: Participate in (IEP content) | 300.320(a)(4)(ii). |
• Services and extracurricular activities (Equal opportunity to participate in) | 300.107(a). |
• Settings | 300.117. |
NONCOMMINGLING | 300.162(b). |
NONDISABLED (Children; students) (A–P) | |
• At no cost (In definition of “special education”) | 300.39(b)(1). |
• Disciplinary information | 300.229(a). |
• Excess cost requirement | 300.202(b). |
• IEP (definition) (see § 300.320(a)(1)(i), (a)(4)(iii), (a)(5)) | |
• LRE (General requirement) | 300.114. |
• Nonacademic settings | 300.117. |
• Placement | 300.116. |
• Program options | 300.110. |
NONDISABLED (Children; students) (R–Z) | |
• Regular physical education | 300.108(b). |
• Services and aids that also benefit nondisabled children | 300.208(a)(1). |
• Special education (Definition: In definition of “at no cost”) | 300.39(b)(1). |
• Supplementary aids and services | 300.42. |
• Suspension and expulsion rates | 300.170(a)(2). |
NONEDUCATIONAL (Public agency) | |
• Medicaid service (May not be disqualified because in school context) | 300.154(b)(1)(ii). |
• Methods of ensuring services (see § 300.154(a), (b)) | |
• Obligation of | 300.154(b). |
• Reimbursement for services by | 300.154(b)(2). |
NON-MEDICAL CARE (Residential placement) | 300.104. |
NONSUPPLANTING | |
• Excess cost requirement (Regarding children aged 3 through 5 and 18 through 21) | 300.202(b)(1)(ii). |
• LEA nonsupplanting | 300.202(b)(1)(ii). |
• SEA flexibility | 300.230(a). |
• State-level activities (Inapplicability of certain provisions) | 300.704(d). |
• State-level nonsupplanting | 300.162(c). |
• Waiver of requirement | 300.164. |
NOTICES: By parents or parties | |
• Attorneys' fees: When court reduces fee award regarding due process request notice | 300.517(c)(4)(iv). |
• Children enrolled by parents in private schools when FAPE is at issue | 300.148(d)(1)(i). |
• Due process complaint (Notice before a hearing on a complaint) | 300.508(c). |
• Private school placement by parents (When FAPE is at issue) | 300.148(d)(1)(i). |
NOTICES: Public agency (A–M) | |
• By-pass (Judicial review) | 300.197. |
• Children's rights (Transfer of rights) | 300.625(c). |
• Confidentiality (Notice to parents) | 300.612. |
• Department procedures (Notice to States) | 300.179. |
Ο See “Judicial review” | 300.184. |
• Discipline (Notification) | 300.530(h). |
• Exception to FAPE (Graduation) | 300.102(a)(3). |
• Hearings relating to LEA eligibility | 300.155. |
• IEP meetings (Parent participation) | 300.322(b). |
• Judicial review: If State dissatisfied with eligibility determination | 300.184. |
• LEA and State agency compliance | 300.222. |
Ο Notification in case of ineligibility | 300.221(b). |
NOTICES: Public agency (N–P) | |
• Notice before a hearing on a due process complaint | 300.508(c). |
• Notice and hearing before State ineligible | 300.179. |
• Notice in understandable language | 300.503(c). |
• Notification of LEA in case of ineligibility | 300.221(b). |
• Parent participation in meetings | 300.501(b)(2). |
• Prior notice by public agency | 300.503. |
• Private school placement by parents when FAPE is at issue (Public agency notice) | 300.148(d)(2). |
• Procedural safeguards notice | 300.504. |
• Public attention | 300.606. |
• Public participation (Notice of hearings) | 300.165(a). |
NOTICES: Public agency (Q–Z) | |
• Secretary of the Interior (Submission of information) | 300.708(g). |
• Secretary's review and determination of State performance | 300.603(b)(2). |
• Transfer of parental rights | 300.520(a)(1)(i). |
• Use of electronic mail | 300.505. |
• Withholding funds | 300.605. |
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY | 300.34(c)(6). |
OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE RECORDS | 300.501. |
ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY SERVICES | 300.34(c)(7). |
ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT | 300.8(c)(8). |
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENT | 300.8(c)(9). |
OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON IEP TEAM | 300.321(a)(6). |
OUTLYING AREAS—FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES | |
• Allocations to States (General) | 300.703(a). |
• Annual description of use of funds | 300.171(c). |
• Definitions applicable to allotments, grants and use of funds: | |
Ο Freely associated States | 300.717(a). |
Ο Outlying areas | 300.717(b). |
• Definition of “State” (Includes “Outlying areas”) | 300.40. |
• Outlying areas and freely associated States | 300.701. |
• Purpose of grants | 300.700(a). |
OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE (Public benefits or insurance) | 300.154(d)(2)(ii). |
PARAPROFESSIONALS | |
In “Personnel qualifications” | 300.156(b). |
PARENT (Definition) | 300.30. |
PARENT: RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS (A–G) | |
• Appeal (Manifestation determination) | 300.532. |
• Confidentiality (Authority to inspect and review records) | 300.613(c). |
• Consent (See “Consent”) | |
• Counseling and training (Definition) | 300.34(c)(8). |
• Definition of “Parent” | 300.30. |
Ο Foster parent | 300.30(a)(2). |
Ο Grandparent or stepparent | 300.30(a)(4). |
Ο Guardian | 300.30(a)(3). |
PARENT: RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS (H–N) | |
• Independent educational evaluation | 300.502. |
Ο Parent-initiated evaluations | 300.502(c). |
Ο Parent right to evaluation at public expense | 300.502(b). |
• IEP and parent involvement: | |
Ο Copy of child's IEP | 300.322(f). |
Ο Informed of child's progress | 300.320(a)(3)(ii). |
Ο Option to invite other individuals | 300.321(a)(6). |
Ο Participation in meetings | 300.322. |
Ο Team member | 300.321(a)(1). |
• Informed consent (Accessing private insurance) | 300.154(e)(1). |
• Involvement in placement decisions | 300.501(c). |
• Meetings (Participation in) | 300.501(b). |
• Notice to public agency: | |
Ο Before a hearing on a due process complaint | 300.508(c). |
Ο Before removing child from public school | 300.148(d)(1)(ii). |
Ο Timeline for requesting a hearing | 300.511(e). |
• Exceptions to timeline | 300.511(f). |
Ο Opportunity to examine records | 300.501(a). |
PARENT: RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS (O–Z) | |
• Parent counseling and training | 300.34(c)(8). |
• Placement decisions (Involvement in) | 300.501(c). |
• Request for hearing (Discipline) | 300.532(a). |
• Right to an independent educational evaluation | 300.502(b). |
PARENTAL CONSENT (See “Consent”) | |
PARENTALLY-PLACED PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (A–E) | |
• Annual count of the number of | 300.133(c). |
• Bypass (see §§ 300.190 through 300.198) | |
• Child find for | 300.131. |
• Calculating proportionate amount | 300.133(b). |
• Compliance | 300.136. |
• Consultation with private schools | 300.134. |
• Written affirmation | 300.135. |
• Definition of | 300.130. |
• Due process complaints and State complaints | 300.140. |
• Equitable services determined | 300.137. |
Ο Equitable services provided | 300.138. |
• Expenditures | 300.133. |
Ο Formula | 300.133(a). |
PARENTALLY-PLACED PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (F–R) | |
• No individual right to special education and related services | 300.137(a). |
• Property, equipment, and supplies | 300.144. |
• Proportionate share of funds | 300.134(b). |
Ο See “Appendix B—Proportionate Share Calculation” | |
• Provision of equitable services | 300.138(c). |
• Religious schools (see §§ 300.131(a), 300.137(c), 300.139(a)) | |
• Requirement that funds not benefit a private school | 300.141. |
PARENTALLY-PLACED PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (S–T) | |
• Separate classes prohibited | 300.143. |
• Services on private school premises | 300.139(a). |
• Services plan (Definition) | 300.37. |
Ο For each child served under §§ 300.130 through 300.144 | 300.137(c). |
Ο See also §§ 300.132(b), 300.138(b), 300.140(a) | |
• State eligibility requirement | 300.129. |
• Transportation (Cost of) | 300.139(b)(2). |
PARENTALLY-PLACED PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (U–Z) | |
• Use of personnel: | |
Ο Private school personnel | 300.142(b). |
Ο Public school personnel | 300.142(a). |
• Written affirmation | 300.135. |
• Written explanation by LEA regarding services | 300.134(e). |
PARTICIPATING AGENCY | |
• Confidentiality provisions: | |
Ο Definition of participating agency | 300.611(c). |
Ο See also §§ 300.613(c), 300.614, 300.616, 300.618, 300.623 | |
• IEP requirements (Transition services) | 300.324(c). |
PENDENCY (Stay put) | |
• Child's status during due process proceedings | 300.518. |
• Placement during appeals (Discipline) | 300.533. |
• Procedural safeguards notice | 300.504(c)(7). |
PERFORMANCE GOALS AND INDICATORS | |
• Assess progress toward achieving goals | 300.157(c). |
• Establishment of goals | 300.157. |
• Other State level activities | 300.814(c). |
• Performance goals and indicators | 300.157. |
• State monitoring and enforcement | 300.600(c). |
• State performance plans and data collection | 300.601. |
PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE PLANS (STATE) | |
• Enforcement | 300.604. |
• Public reporting and privacy | 300.602(b). |
• Secretary's review and determination regarding State performance | 300.603. |
• State performance plans and data collection | 300.601. |
• State performance report | 300.602(b)(2). |
• State use of targets and reporting | 300.602. |
Ο Public reporting | 300.602(b)(1). |
Ο State performance report | 300.602(b)(2). |
PERMISSIVE USE OF FUNDS (LEAs) | |
• Administrative case management | 300.208(b). |
• Early intervening services | 300.208(a)(2). |
• High cost education and related services | 300.208(a)(3). |
• Permissive use of funds | 300.208. |
• Services and aids that also benefit nondisabled children | 300.208(a)(1). |
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE (PI) INFORMATION (A–H) | |
• Confidentiality of (State eligibility requirement) | 300.123. |
• Consent (confidentiality) | 300.622(a). |
• Data collection (State performance plans) | 300.601(b)(3). |
• Definition of “personally identifiable” | 300.32. |
• Department use of information | 300.627. |
• Destruction: | |
Ο Definition of | 300.611(a). |
Ο Destruction of information | 300.624. |
• Hearing decisions to advisory panel and the public | 300.513(d). |
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE (PI) INFORMATION (I–Z) | |
• Notice to parents (Confidentiality): | |
Ο Children on whom PI information is maintained | 300.612(a)(2). |
Ο Policies and procedures regarding disclosure to third parties, etc. | 300.612(a)(3). |
• Participating agency (Definition) | 300.611(c). |
• Protection of PI information | 300.642(a). |
• See also § 300.610 | |
• Safeguards (Protect PI information) | 300.623. |
PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS | 300.156. |
PERSONNEL SHORTAGES | |
• Use of SEA allocations to meet | 300.704(b)(4)(vii). |
PHYSICAL EDUCATION | |
• Definition | 300.39(b)(2). |
• State eligibility requirement | 300.108. |
PHYSICAL THERAPY (Definition) | 300.34(c)(9). |
PLACEMENT(S) (A–Co) | |
• Adult prisons (CWDs in): | |
Ο Last educational placement before incarceration | 300.102(a)(2)(i). |
Ο Modifications to IEPs and placements | 300.324(d)(2). |
• Alternative means of meeting participation (Regarding “Placement meetings”) | 300.328. |
• Change in placement: Graduation | 300.102(a)(3)(iii). |
• Child's placement during pendency of any complaint | 300.504(c)(7). |
Ο See also “Pendency” (Child's status during proceedings) | 300.518. |
• Children with disabilities in adult prisons: Placements regarding (see §§ 300.102(a)(2)(i), 300.324(d)(2)) | |
• Continuum of alternative placements (Continuum—LRE) | 300.115. |
PLACEMENT(S) (Cu–L) | |
• Current placement (see § 300.530(b)((2), (d)) | |
• Current “Educational placement:” | |
Ο Change of placements because of disciplinary removals | 300.536. |
Ο Child's status during proceedings | 300.518(a). |
• Disciplinary changes in placement | 300.530(c). |
• Discipline procedures and placements (see §§ 300.530 through 300.536) | |
• Educational placements (Parents in any group that makes placement decisions) | 300.327. |
• Graduation: A change in placement (Exception to FAPE) | 300.102(a)(3)(iii). |
• Last educational placement (Before incarceration) | 300.102(a)(2)(i). |
• Least restrictive environment (LRE) (see §§ 300.114 through 300.120) | |
• Notification: LEA must notify parents of decision to change placement | 300.530(h). |
PLACEMENT(S) (O–Z) | |
• Pendency (Child's status during proceedings) | 300.518. |
Placement of children by parents if FAPE is at issue | 300.148. |
• Placements (LRE) | 300.116. |
• Requirements for unilateral placement by parents of CWDs in private schools (In “Procedural safeguards notice”) | 300.504(c)(9). |
• State funding mechanism (Must not result in placements that violate LRE) | 300.114(b)(1). |
POLICY: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES | |
• Condition of assistance (LEA eligibility) | 300.200. |
Ο Consistency with State policies | 300.201. |
Ο See also §§ 300.200 through 300.213 | |
• Eligibility for assistance (State) | 300.100. |
• Exception for prior policies on file: | |
Ο With the SEA | 300.220. |
Ο With the Secretary | 300.176(a). |
• FAPE policy | 300.101(a). |
• Joint establishment of eligibility (Requirements) | 300.223. |
• Modifications of: | |
Ο LEA or State agency policies | 300.220(b). |
Ο Required by Secretary | 300.176(c). |
Ο State policies (By a State) | 300.176(b). |
• Public participation | 300.165. |
• Secretary of the Interior | 300.708. |
Ο Public participation | 300.709. |
Ο Submission of information | 300.708. |
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE | |
• Civil action | 300.516(c)(3). |
PRESCHOOL GRANTS | |
• Allocations to LEAs | 300.816. |
Ο Subgrants to LEAs | 300.815. |
• Other State-level activities | 300.814. |
Ο Provide early intervention services in accordance with Part C of the Act | 300.814(e). |
Ο Service coordination or case management | 300.814(f). |
• State administration | 300.813. |
• Use of funds for administration of Part C | 300.813(b). |
PRIOR NOTICE | |
• By public agency | 300.503. |
• Notice required before a hearing on a due process complaint | 300.508(c). |
• Procedural safeguards notice | 300.504. |
PRISONS (See “Adult prisons”) | |
PRIVATE INSURANCE | |
• Children with disabilities who are covered by | 300.154(e). |
Ο Proceeds from public benefits or insurance or private insurance | 300.154(g). |
Ο Use of Part B funds | 300.154(f). |
PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND FACILITIES | |
• Applicability of this part to State and local agencies: | |
Ο CWDs placed in private schools by parents under § 300.148 | 300.2(c)(2). |
Ο CWDs referred to or placed in private schools by public agency | 300.2(c)(1). |
PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN ENROLLED BY THEIR PARENTS | |
• Placement of children by parents when FAPE is at issue | 300.148. |
• See “Parentally-placed private school children with disabilities” | |
PRIVATE SCHOOL PLACEMENTS BY PUBLIC AGENCIES (A–D) | |
• Applicability of this part to private schools | 300.2(c)(1). |
• Applicable standards (SEA to disseminate to private schools involved) | 300.147(b). |
PRIVATE SCHOOL PLACEMENTS BY PUBLIC AGENCIES (E–Z) | |
• Implementation by SEA (Must monitor, provide standards, etc.) | 300.147. |
• Monitor compliance | 300.147(a). |
• Input by private schools (Provide for) | 300.147(c). |
• Responsibility of SEA | 300.146. |
PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS: DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES (A–C) | |
• Additional disclosure of information (5 business days before hearing) | 300.512(b). |
• Agency responsible for conducting hearing | 300.511(b). |
• Appeal of hearing decisions; impartial review | 300.514(b). |
• Attorneys' fees | 300.517. |
• Child's status during proceedings | 300.518. |
• Civil action | 300.516. |
• Consent (Definition) | 300.9. |
• Court (See “Court(s)”) | |
PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS: DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES (D–H) | |
• Electronic mail (Parent may elect to receive notices by) | 300.505. |
• Evaluation (Definition) | 300.15. |
• Evaluations: Hearing officer requests for | 300.502(d). |
• Finality of decision; appeal; impartial review | 300.514. |
• Findings and decision to advisory panel and public | 300.513(d). |
• Hearing rights | 300.512. |
PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS: DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES (I–Pa) | |
• Impartial due process hearing | 300.511. |
• Impartial hearing officer | 300.511(c). |
• Impartiality of mediator | 300.506(c). |
• Independent educational evaluation | 300.502. |
Ο Definition | 300.502(a)(3)(i). |
• Jurisdiction of district courts | 300.516(d). |
Ο See “Court(s)” | |
• Mediation | 300.506. |
Ο Opportunity to meet with a disinterested party | 300.506(b)(2). |
• Model form to assist parties in filing a due process or State complaint | 300.509. |
• Notice required before a hearing on a due process complaint | 300.508(c). |
• Opportunity to examine records | 300.501(a). |
• Parental consent | 300.300. |
• Parent-initiated evaluations | 300.502(c). |
• Parent involvement in placement decisions | 300.501(c). |
• Parent participation in meetings | 300.501(b). |
• Parental rights at hearings | 300.512(c). |
• Parent right to evaluation at public expense | 300.502(b). |
Ο Public expense (Definition) | 300.502(a)(3)(ii). |
PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS: DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES (Pe–Z) | |
• Pendency | 300.518. |
• Personally identifiable (Definition) | 300.32. |
• Prior notice by public agency | 300.503. |
• Procedural safeguards notice | 300.504. |
• Prohibition on introduction of undisclosed evidence 5 business days before hearing | 300.512(a)(3). |
• Record of hearing | 300.512(a)(4). |
• Resolution process | 300.510. |
• SEA implementation of | 300.150. |
• See “Civil Action Proceedings,” “Court(s),” “Hearing Officer(s),” “Timelines” | |
• Surrogate parents | 300.519. |
• Timelines and convenience of hearings | 300.515. |
• Transfer of parental rights at age of majority | 300.520. |
PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS NOTICE | 300.504. |
• Internet Web site (Notice on) | 300.504(b). |
PROCEEDS FROM PUBLIC BENEFITS OR INSURANCE OR PRIVATE INSURANCE | 300.154(g). |
PROGRAM INCOME (Not treated as proceeds from insurance) | 300.154(g.) |
PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS OR SUPPORTS (IEP content) | 300.320(a)(4). |
PROPORTIONATE SHARE CALCULATION (See appendix B) | |
PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN NOT DETERMINED ELIGIBLE (Discipline) | 300.534. |
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES (Definition) | 300.34(c)(10). |
PUBLIC AGENCY (Definition) | 300.33. |
PUBLIC BENEFITS OR INSURANCE | 300.154(d). |
PUBLIC BENEFITS OR INSURANCE OR PRIVATE INSURANCE (Proceeds from) | 300.154(g). |
PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS (See “Charter schools”) | |
PUBLIC EXPENSE (Definition under IEE) | 300.502(a)(3)(ii). |
PUBLIC HEARINGS (On policies) | |
• State eligibility | 300.165(a). |
• Secretary of the Interior | 300.708(g). |
PUBLIC INFORMATION (LEA) | 300.212. |
PUBLIC NOTICE | |
• LEA and State agency compliance | 300.222(b). |
• Public attention (If State has received a notice under § 300.603) | 300.606. |
PURPOSES (Of this Part 300) | 300.1. |
QUALIFIED PERSONNEL | 300.156. |
• Related services definitions (see § 300.34(c)(2), (c)(5), (c)(6), (c)(7), (c)(9), (c)(12), (c)(13)). | |
RATE OF INFLATION (In the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers) (see §§ 300.702(b), 300.704(a)(2)(ii), 300.704(b)(2), 300.812(b)(2)). | |
REALLOCATION OF LEA FUNDS (If SEA determines LEA adequately providing FAPE) (see §§ 300.705(c), 300.817)). | |
RECORDS (A–D) | |
• Access rights (Parents' right to inspect) | 300.613. |
Ο Fees for records | 300.617. |
Ο Records on more than one child | 300.615. |
• Civil action (Court shall receive records) | 300.516(c)(1). |
• Conducting IEP Team meetings without parents (Records of attempts to convince parents) | 300.322(d). |
Confidentiality (See “Confidentiality”) | |
• Consent to release records | 300.622(b). |
Disciplinary records: | |
Ο Determination that behavior not manifestation | 300.530(e). |
Ο Disciplinary information | 300.229(c). |
Ο Referral to and action by law enforcement and judicial authorities | 300.535. |
RECORDS (E–Z) | |
• Education records (Definition) | 300.611(b). |
• Of parentally-placed private school CWDs (LEA to SEA) | 300.132(c). |
• Opportunity to examine records | 300.501(a). |
• Procedural safeguards notice (Access to education records) | 300.504(c)(4). |
• Record of access | 300.614. |
• See also “Transfer during academic year” | |
RECREATION (Definition) | 300.34(c)(11). |
REDUCTION OF FUNDS FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUPPORT | 300.163(b). |
REEVALUATION | |
• Frequency of occurrence | 300.303(b). |
• Parental consent required before conducting | 300.300(c)(1). |
Ο If parent fails to consent | 300.300(c)(1)(ii). |
• Parental consent not required for: | |
Ο Administering a test that all children take | 300.300(d)(1)(ii). |
Ο Reviewing existing data | 300.300(d)(1)(i). |
• Parent refusal to consent | 300.300(c)(1)(ii). |
• Review of existing evaluation data | 300.305(a). |
• Revision of IEP (To address reevaluation) | 300.324(b)(1)(ii). |
REFERRAL (A–M) | |
• Discipline: | |
Ο Referral to and action by law enforcement and judicial authorities | 300.535. |
Ο Protections for children not determined eligible | 300.534. |
• Enforcement (Referral for) | 300.604(b)(2)(vi). |
• Indian children (Referral for services or further diagnosis) | 300.712(d)(2). |
• Medical attention (Referral for): | |
Ο Audiology | 300.34(c)(1)(ii). |
Ο Speech-language pathology services | 300.34(c)(15)(iii). |
REFERRAL (N–Z) | |
• Nonacademic and extracurricular services (Referral to agencies regarding assistance to individuals with disabilities) | 300.107(b). |
• Prior notice (If not initial referral for evaluation) | 300.503(b)(4). |
• Private school placement when FAPE is at issue (Reimbursement when no referral by public agency) | 300.148(c). |
• Procedural safeguards notice (Upon initial referral for evaluation) | 300.504(a)(1). |
• Referral to and action by law enforcement and judicial authorities | 300.535. |
REGULAR EDUCATION TEACHER | |
• Access to IEP | 300.323(d). |
• IEP Team member | 300.321(a)(2). |
• Participate in IEP development | 300.324(a)(3). |
Ο Behavioral interventions | 300.324(a)(3)(i). |
Ο Supplementary aids and services | 300.324(a)(3)(ii). |
REGULATIONS | |
• Applicable regulations (Secretary of the Interior) | 300.716. |
• Applicability of this part to State, local, and private agencies | 300.2. |
REHABILITATION | |
• Assistive technology service (see § 300.6(d), (f)) | |
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (see §§ 300.34(c)(12), 300.516(e)) | |
• Rehabilitation counseling services: | |
Ο Definition | 300.34(c)(12). |
Ο In vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs | 300.34(c)(12). |
• Transition services (State VR agency responsibility) | 300.324(c)(2). |
REHABILITATION COUNSELING SERVICES | 300.34(c)(12). |
REIMBURSEMENT | |
• Methods of ensuring services (see § 300.154(a)(3), (b)(1)(ii), (b)(2), (g)(2)) | |
• Private school placement when FAPE is at issue: | |
Ο Limitation on reimbursement | 300.148(d). |
Ο Reimbursement for private school placement | 300.148(c). |
Ο Subject to due process procedures | 300.148(b). |
• Reimbursement by non-educational public agency | 300.154(b)(2). |
• Reimbursement by SEA to LEA | 300.704(c)(7). |
RELATED SERVICES | |
• Definition | 300.34. |
• Observations by teachers and related services providers regarding existing evaluation data | 300.305(a)(1)(iii). |
RELATION OF PART B TO OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS | 300.186. |
RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS | |
• Child find for parentally-placed private school children | 300.131(a). |
• Child find for out-of-State children | 300.131(f). |
• Formula for LEA expenditures on | 300.133(a). |
• See “Parentally-placed private school children with disabilities” | |
• Services plan for each child served | 300.137(c). |
• Services provided on-site | 300.139(a). |
REMEDIES FOR DENIAL OF APPROPRIATE SERVICES | 300.151(b). |
REPORTS (A–C) | |
• Annual report of children served | 300.640. |
Ο See also §§ 300.641 through 300.646 | |
• Annual report to Secretary of Interior by advisory board on Indian children | 300.715(a). |
• Biennial report (Indian tribes) | 300.712(e). |
• Child count (Annual report of children served) | 300.641. |
REPORTS (D–Z) | |
• Evaluation reports to parents | 300.306(a)(2). |
• Monitoring compliance of publicly placed children in private schools (e.g., written reports) | 300.147(a). |
• Monitoring reports (Waiver of nonsupplanting requirement) | 300.164(c)(3). |
• Performance goals (Progress reports) | 300.157(c). |
• Secretary's report to States regarding 25% of funds | 300.812(b). |
REPORT CARDS | 300.320(a)(3)(ii). |
REPORTING A CRIME to law enforcement and judicial authorities | 300.535. |
RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENTS | 300.104. |
REVOKE CONSENT AT ANY TIME (In definition of “Consent”) | 300.9(c)(1). |
RHEUMATIC FEVER | 300.8(c)(9)(i). |
RISK OF LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR INSURANCE | 300.154(d)(2)(iii)(D). |
SCHOOL DAY | |
• Definition | 300.11(c). |
• See “Timelines,” “Timelines—Discipline” | |
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES AND SCHOOL NURSE SERVICES | 300.34(c)(13). |
SCHOOL PERSONNEL | |
• Content of IEP | 300.320(a)(4). |
• Development, review, and revision of IEP | 300.324(a)(4). |
• Disciplinary authority | 300.530. |
• Use of private school personnel | 300.142(b). |
• Use of public school personnel | 300.142(a). |
SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS | 300.206. |
SEA RESPONSIBILITY | |
• For all education programs | 300.149. |
• For direct services | 300.227. |
• For each parentally-placed private school child designated to receive services | 300.132(b). |
• For impartial review | 300.514(b)(2). |
• Prohibition of LEA from reducing maintenance of effort | 300.608. |
SECRETARY | |
• Determination that a State is eligible | 300.178. |
• Notice and hearing before determining that a State is not eligible | 300.179. |
• Waiver of nonsupplanting requirement | 300.164. |
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR | |
• Advisory board establishment | 300.714. |
Ο Annual report by advisory board | 300.715. |
• Biennial report (By tribe or tribal organization) | 300.712(e). |
• Eligibility (see §§ 300.708 through 300.716) | |
• Payments for: | |
Ο Children aged 3 through 5 | 300.712. |
Ο Child find and screening | 300.712(d). |
• Plan for coordination of services | 300.713. |
• Use of funds for early intervening services | 300.711. |
SEPARATION—DIVORCE (Authority to review records) | 300.613(c). |
SERVICES PLAN for parentally-placed private school children (see §§ 300.132(b), 300.137(c) 300.138(b)) | |
SERVICES THAT ALSO BENEFIT NONDISABLED CHILDREN | 300.208(a)(1). |
SHORTAGE OF PERSONNEL (Policy to address) | 300.704(b)(4)(vii). |
SHORT TERM OBJECTIVES OR BENCHMARKS | 300.320(a)(2)(ii). |
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN (Regarding due process complaint) | 300.511(e). |
SHOW CAUSE HEARING | 300.194. |
• Decision | 300.195. |
• Implementation of by-pass (see §§ 300.192(b)(2), 300.193) | |
• Right to legal counsel | 300.194(a)(3). |
SICKLE CELL ANEMIA | 300.8(c)(9)(i). |
SLD (See “Specific Learning Disability”) | |
SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IN SCHOOLS (Definition) | 300.34(b)(14). |
SPECIAL FACTORS (IEP Team) | 300.324(a)(2). |
SPECIAL EDUCATION (Definition) | 300.39. |
SPECIAL EDUCATION PROVIDER | 300.321(a)(3). |
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER | |
• IEP accessible to | 300.323(d). |
• On IEP Team | 300.321(a)(3). |
• Requirements regarding highly qualified | 300.18. |
SPECIAL RULE | |
• Adjustments to local efforts | 300.205(d). |
• For child's eligibility determination | 300.306(b). |
• For increasing funds | 300.704(e). |
• Methods of ensuring services | 300.154(c). |
• LEA high cost fund | 300.704(c). |
• Regarding outlying areas and freely associated States | 300.701(a)(3). |
• Regarding transfer of rights | 300.520(b). |
• Regarding use of FY 1999 amount | 300.703(b). |
• State advisory panel (Parent members) | 300.168(b). |
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY | |
• Definition | 300.8(c)(10). |
• Evaluation requirements and report (see §§ 300.306(a), 300.307 through 300.311) | |
• Other alternative research-based procedures | 300.307(a)(3). |
• Response to scientific, research-based intervention (see §§ 300.307(a)(2), 300.309(a)(2)(i), 300.311(a)(7)) | |
• Scientifically based research: | |
Ο Definition | 300.35. |
Ο Enforcement | 300.604(a)(1)(ii). |
• Severe discrepancy | 300.307(a)(1). |
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY SERVICES | |
• Definition | 300.34(b)(15). |
• Speech or language impairment (Definition) | 300.8(c)(11). |
STATE | |
• Definition | 300.40. |
• Special definition for grants | 300.717(c). |
• Sovereign immunity | 300.177. |
STATE ADMINISTRATION (Use of funds for) (see §§ 300.704(a), 300.812(a)). | |
STATE ADVISORY PANEL | 300.167 |
• Due process hearings (Findings and decisions to State advisory panel) (see §§ 300.513(d)(1), 300.514(c)(1)) | |
• Duties | 300.169. |
• Establishment | 300.167. |
• Membership | 300.168. |
• Waiver of nonsupplant requirement (State has consulted with advisory panel regarding provision of FAPE) | 300.164(c)(4). |
STATE AGENCIES | |
• Applicability of Part B to other State agencies | 300.2(b)(1)(iii). |
• Compliance (LEA and State agency) | 300.222. |
• Eligibility (LEA and State agency): | |
Ο General conditions (see §§ 300.200 through 300.213) | |
• Notification of LEA or State agency in case of ineligibility | 300.221. |
• State advisory panel (Membership) | 300.168. |
• State agency eligibility | 300.228. |
• State Medicaid agency | 300.154(a)(1), (h). |
STATE COMPLAINT PROCEDURES (see §§ 300.151 through 300.153) | |
• See “Complaint(s): State complaint procedures” | |
STATE ELIGIBILITY | |
• Condition of assistance | 300.100. |
• Department procedures (see §§ 300.178 through 300.186) | |
• Determination of eligibility (By the Secretary) | 300.178. |
• General conditions | 300.100. |
• Notice and hearing before determining that a State is not eligible | 300.179. |
• Specific conditions (see §§ 300.101 through 300.176) | |
STATE JUVENILE AND ADULT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES | 300.2(b)(1)(iv). |
• See also “Correctional facilities,” “Adult prisons” | |
STATE-LEVEL ACTIVITIES (With Part B funds) | 300.704. |
STATE-LEVEL NONSUPPLANTING | 300.162(c). |
• Waiver by Secretary | 300.162(c)(2). |
• Waiver of requirement | 300.164. |
STATE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT | 300.163. |
SUBGRANT(S) | |
• State agency eligibility | 300.228. |
• To LEAs | 300.705(a). |
STATE MEDICAID AGENCY | |
• Methods of ensuring services | 300.154(a)(1). |
• See also “Medicaid” | |
STATE SCHOOLS | |
• Applicability of this part to schools for children with deafness or blindness | 300.2(b)(1)(iii). |
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY (See “Rehabilitation”) | |
STATES' SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY | 300.177. |
STAY-PUT (Child's status during proceedings) | 300.518. |
• See also “Pendency” | |
SUBSTANTIAL LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY (Discipline) | 300.532(a). |
SUPPLEMENTARY AIDS AND SERVICES | |
• Definition | 300.42. |
• IEP content | 300.320(a)(4). |
• In “assistive technology” | 300.105(a)(3). |
• LRE requirements | 300.114(a)(2)(ii). |
• Methods of ensuring services | 300.154(b). |
• Requirement regarding regular education teacher (IEP) | 300.324(a)(3)(ii). |
• Services that also benefit nondisabled children | 300.208(a)(1). |
SUPPLEMENT—NOT SUPPLANT | |
• LEA requirement | 300.202(a)(3). |
• State level nonsupplanting | 300.162(c). |
• See “Nonsupplanting” | |
SUPPORT SERVICES (see §§ 300.704(b)(4)(i)), 300.814(a)) | |
SURGICALLY IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICE (see §§ 300.5, 300.34(b), 300.113(b)) | |
SURROGATE PARENTS | 300.519. |
• Appointed for homeless youth | 300.519(f). |
• In definition of “Parent” | 300.30(a)(5). |
• Timeline for assignment | 300.519(h). |
SUSPENSION (EXPULSION) | |
• Alternative programming for children expelled | 300.704(b)(4)(ix). |
• Provision of FAPE | 300.101(a). |
• Suspension and expulsion rates | 300.170(a). |
• Suspension or expulsion without services | 300.534(d)(2)(ii). |
TEACHERS | |
See “Regular education teacher” | |
See “Special education teacher” | |
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (Amounts to support) | 300.702. |
TECHNICALLY SOUND INSTRUMENTS (Evaluation) | 300.304(b)(3). |
TERMINATION OF AGENCY OBLIGATION to provide special education to a particular child (Exception to MOE) | 300.204(c). |
THERAPEUTIC RECREATION | 300.34(b)(11)(ii). |
TIMELINES (A–D) | |
• Access rights (Confidentiality: 45 days) | 300.613(a). |
• Annual report of children served (Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 1) | 300.641(a). |
• Annual count of parentally-placed private school children (Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 1) | 300.133(c). |
• Assignment of surrogate parent (Not more than 30 days) | 300.519(h). |
• Attorneys' fees (10 days prohibition) | 300.517(c)(2)(i). |
• Complaint procedures (State: 60 days) | 300.152(a). |
• Department hearing procedures (30 days) | 300.179(b)(3). |
Ο See also §§ 300.181 through 300.184 | |
• Due process hearings and reviews (see §§ 300.510(b)(2), 300.511(e), (f)): | |
Ο Conducted within 20 school days; decision within 10 school days | 300.532(c)(2). |
Ο Decision within 45 days after expiration of 30 day period | 300.515(a). |
Ο Disclose evaluations before hearings (5 business days) | 300.512(a)(3). |
TIMELINES (E–H) | |
• Hearing procedures (State eligibility: 30 days) | 300.179(b)(3). |
• Hearing rights: | |
Ο Disclosure of evaluations (At least 5 business days before hearing) | 300.512(b)(1). |
Ο Prohibit introduction of evidence not disclosed (At least 5 business days before hearing) | 300.512(a)(3). |
Ο Reviews (Decision not later than 30 days) | 300.515(b). |
TIMELINES (I–Z) | |
• IEP (Initial meeting: 30 days) | 300.323(c)(1). |
• Initial evaluation (60 days) | 300.301(c)(1). |
• Parent notice before private placement (At least 10 business days) | 300.148(d)(2). |
• Show cause hearing | 300.194(g). |
• Decision | 300.195(a)(1). |
• State eligibility: Department hearing procedures (see §§ 300.179(b)(3), 300.181(b), 300.182(d), (e), (g), (k), 300.184) | |
• Timelines and convenience of hearings and reviews | 300.515. |
TIMELINES—DISCIPLINE (A–P) | |
• Authority of hearing officer (May order change of placement for not more than 45 school days) | 300.532(b)(2)(ii). |
• Authority of school personnel: | |
Ο Change of placement for not more than 45 consecutive days for weapons or drugs | 300.530(g). |
Ο Removal of a child for not more than 10 school days | 300.530(b). |
• Change of placement for disciplinary removals: | |
Ο Of more than 10 consecutive school days | 300.536(a)(1). |
Ο Because series of removals total more than 10 school days | 300.536(a)(2)(i). |
• Due process hearing request | 300.507(a)(2). |
• Expedited due process hearings: | |
Ο Conducted within 20 days | 300.532(c)(2). |
Ο Decision within 10 days | 300.532(c)(3)(i). |
• Hearing officer (Order change of placement for not more than 45 days) | 300.532(b)(2)(ii). |
• Manifestation determination review (Conducted in no more than 10 school days) | 300.530(e). |
• Placement during appeals (Not longer than 45 days) | 300.532(b)(2)(ii). |
TIMELINES—DISCIPLINE (Q–Z) | |
• Removals for not more than: | |
Ο 10 school days (By school personnel) | 300.530(b). |
Ο 45 days (To interim alternative educational setting) | 300.532(b)(2)(ii). |
By hearing officer (For substantial likelihood of injury to child or others) | 300.532(b)(2)(ii). |
By school personnel (For weapons or drugs) (see § 300.530(g)(1), (g)(2)) | |
TIMETABLE: Full educational opportunity goal (FEOG) | 300.109. |
TRAINING | |
• Assistive technology services (see § 300.6(e), (f)) | |
• Confidentiality procedures (Personnel using personally identifiable information must receive training) | 300.623(c). |
• Parent counseling and training | 300.34(b)(8). |
• Technical assistance and training for teachers and administrators | 300.119. |
• Travel training (see § 300.39(a)(2)(ii), (b)(4)) | |
TRANSFER DURING ACADEMIC YEAR | |
• Assessments coordinated between public agencies | 300.304(c)(5). |
• New school district responsibilities (see § 300.323(e), (f)) | |
• Transmittal of records | 300.323(g). |
TRANSFER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS | 300.520. |
• IEP requirement | 300.320(c). |
• Special rule | 300.520(b). |
• To children in correctional institutions | 300.520(a)(2). |
TRANSITION FROM PART C TO PART B | 300.124. |
TRANSITION SERVICES (NEEDS) | |
• Agency responsibilities for (see §§ 300.321(b)(3), 300.324(c)(2)) | |
• Alternative strategies | 300.324(c)(1). |
• Child participation in IEP Team meetings | 300.321(b)(1). |
• Definition | 300.43. |
• IEP requirement (Statement of) | |
Ο Transition service needs | 300.320(b). |
Ο Needed transition services | 300.43(b). |
• State rehabilitation agency | 300.324(c)(2). |
TRANSMITTAL OF RECORDS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES | 300.535(b). |
TRANSPORTATION | |
• Definition | 300.34(c)(16). |
• Nonacademic services | 300.107(b). |
• Of private school children | 300.139(b). |
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (Definition) | 300.8(c)(12). |
TRAVEL TRAINING (see § 300.39(a)(2)(ii), (b)(4)) | |
• Definition | 300.39(b)(4). |
TREATMENT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THEIR STUDENTS | 300.209. |
TREATMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDS IN CERTAIN YEARS | 300.205. |
UNIVERSAL DESIGN | |
• Definition | 300.44. |
• Support technology with universal design principles | 300.704(b)(4)(v). |
USE OF AMOUNTS (LEA) | 300.202. |
USE OF FUNDS BY LEAs | |
• Coordinated services system | 300.208(a)(2). |
• For school-wide programs | 300.206. |
• For services and aids that also benefit nondisabled children | 300.208(a)(1). |
• For use in accordance with Part B | 300.705. |
USE OF FUNDS BY STATES (SEAs) (A–C) | |
• Administering Part B State activities | 300.704(a)(1). |
• Administering Part C (If SEA is Lead Agency) | 300.704(a)(4). |
• Administrative costs of monitoring and complaint investigations | 300.704(b)(3)(i). |
• Allowable costs | 300.704(b)(3). |
• Amount for State administration | 300.704(a) |
• Annual description of use of Part B funds | 300.171. |
• Assist LEAs in meeting personnel shortages | 300.704(b)(4)(vii). |
• Complaint investigations | 300.704(b)(3)(i). |
• Coordination of activities with other programs | 300.704(b)(1). |
USE OF FUNDS BY STATES (SEAs) (D–Z) | |
• Direct and support services | 300.704(b)(4)(i). |
• High cost fund | 300.704(c). |
• Mediation process | 300.704(b)(3)(ii). |
• Monitoring | 300.704(b)(3)(i). |
• Personnel preparation, professional development and training (see § 300.704(b)(4)(i), (b)(4)(xi)). | |
• State plan | 300.704(c)(3)(i). |
• Statewide coordinated services system | 300.814(d). |
• Support and direct services | 300.704(b)(4)(i). |
• Technical assistance: | |
Ο To LEAs | 300.704(b)(4)(xi). |
Ο To other programs that provide services | 300.704(a)(1). |
USE OF FUNDS BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR (see §§ 300.707 through 300.716) | |
• By Indian tribes: | |
Ο For child find for children aged 3 throught 5 | 300.712(d). |
Ο For coordination of assistance for services | 300.712(a). |
• For administrative costs | 300.710(a). |
USE OF SEA ALLOCATIONS | 300.704. |
• Inapplicability of requirements that prohibit commingling and supplanting of funds | 300.704(d). |
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT INCLUDING BLINDNESS (Definition) | 300.8(c)(13). |
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION | |
• Definition | 300.39(b)(5). |
• In definition of “Special education” | 300.39(a)(2)(iii). |
• Program options | 300.110. |
• Transition services | 300.320(b)(1). |
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (See “Rehabilitation”) | |
VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE OF PERSONNEL | |
(Exception to LEA maintenance of effort) | 300.204(a). |
WAIVER(S) | |
• For exceptional and uncontrollable circumstances (State maintenance of effort) | 300.163(c). |
• “In whole or in part” | 300.164(e). |
• Public benefits or insurance (Risk of loss of eligibility for home and community-based waivers) | 300.154(d)(2)(iii)(D). |
• State-level nonsupplanting | 300.162(c). |
• State maintenance of effort | 300.163. |
• State's procedures for monitoring | 300.164(c)(2)(ii)(B). |
• Waiver procedures | 300.164. |
WARD OF THE STATE | |
• Appointment of surrogate parent | 300.519(c). |
• Definition | 300.45. |
• See definition of “Parent” | 300.30(a)(3). |
• See “Surrogate parents” | 300.519(a)(3). |
WEAPON (Definition) | 300.530(i)(4). |
WHEN IEPS MUST BE IN EFFECT | 300.323. |
[71 FR 46753, Aug. 14, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 61307, Oct. 30, 2007. Redesignated at 80 FR 23667, Apr. 28, 2015, as amended at 82 FR 31913, July 11, 2017]