The International Dyslexia Association®
New Hampshire Branch of the
International Dyslexia Association

Founded in Memory of Samuel T. Orton


P.O. Box 3724 ~ Concord, NH 03302 ~ 603-229-7355 ~ information@nhida.org



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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

( IDEA 04 )


IMPORTANT - The federal statute was reauthorized (changed) in 2004 and became effective July 1, 2005. The federal regulations will change in the winter of 2005-2006. The state regulations will change some time after that READ what the New Hampshire Department of Education and OSEP say about using these laws during this transition period. T
he complete memo is located here.



IDEA 2004

Complete information about the new federal statute and the proposed federal regulations.

Highly Qualified Special Education Teacher Requirement took effect December 3, 2004 - The remainder of law took effect July 1, 2005. Federal law outweighs state law. The state regulations will change some time after that read what the the New Hampshire Department of Education and OSEP say about using these laws during this transition period.


New Hampshire Procedural Safeguards Handbook for Special Education - Parents Rights in Special Education - July 2005- Developed by the NH Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education, through a collaboration with the Parent Information Center and the NH Association of Special Education Administrators


Related Publications

Back to School on Civil Rights - Complete Report - by the National Council on

Back to School on Civil Rights - State by State Monitoring reports
- by the National Council on


Statistics

24th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - by U.S. Department of Education

IDEA Data Website - U. S. Department of Education


State Special Education Laws


New Hampshire

Maine

Vermont

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