The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004) ensures that all children with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and that the rights of these children and their parents are protected. It also aligns to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
FERPA
FERPA requires that educational entities implement policies that protect parental rights to inspect and review educational records, seek to amend student records, and consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information from educational records.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Regulations
IDEA
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004) ensures that all children with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and that the rights of these children and their parents are protected. It also aligns to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
DEA Regulations Ed.gov
OSEP Letters
The Office of Special Education Policy Letters are reproductions of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education letters issued since June 4, 1997. PaTTAN has organized the letters and archived them for access in a searchable format. Use the search form to locate appropriate OSEP letters.
OSEP
Policy Support Documents
Part B Policies and Procedures
Pennsylvania’s Part B Policies and Procedures document meets the mandate of IDEA 2004 that requires each state to submit a plan that provides assurances to the federal government that the State has in effect policies and procedures to meet the requirements of the IDEA 2006 regulations for children with disabilities aged 3 years to 21 years of age.
BPolices & Procedures
Section 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability and requires that the needs if students with disabilities are met as adequately as the needs of students without disabilities.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973