Special Education Laws/Procedures/Bulletins

State and Federal Laws

• May 2006 Memo: Chapter 115, WI Stats., Significant Changes in State Special Education Law Effective July 1, 2006 - (5/23/06)
  
  
• 2005 Wisconsin Act 258 - Scheduled for Publication 4/19/06 - (4/12/06)
  
  
• Wisconsin special education bill signed (4/5/06)
  
  
• Senate Substitute Amendment to 2005 Senate Bill 529 to amend Chapter 115, Wis. Stats.
  
  
• Chapter 115, Wis. Stats. Scroll down to Public Instruction, Chapter 115.
• PI 11, Wis. Admin. Code. Type "ch. pi 11" in the box and click the "GO" button.
• PI 11, Wis. Admin. Code, EFFECTIVE 7/1/2001
• Eligibility Criteria (State Rule)

• Secretary Spellings announced the publication of the final IDEA Part B 2004 Regulations on August 3. You can find information about the regulations at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html under the "Regulations" section. - (8/7/06)
  
  
• IDEA '97 (Federal Law & Interactions with OSEP)

Procedures and Bulletins

• Wisconsin State Policies and Procedures - IDEA
• Special Education Rights for Parents and Children (required legal notice) 
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• Information Update Bulletins
• Confidentiality and Student Records
• Sharing Information Across Systems
• State Superintendent's Council on Special Education
• IDEA Complaints
• Mediation
• Due Process Hearings
• Students with Disabilities and Statewide Assessment
• Special Education in Plain Language, Spring 2007, Third Edition:  
  A User Friendly Handbook on Special Education Laws, Policies and Practices in Wisconsin.   This is not a substitute for the legal notice above. The contents of this document were developed under a grant from the  Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily  represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

For questions about this information, contact the Special Education Team, (608) 266-1781.

Last updated on 2/29/2008 8:00:31 AM