Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Federal Special Education Law and Coordination with Wisconsin Law and Regulations

The following information is provided regarding interactions between the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

• June 15 OSEP Letter to Wisconsin, Regarding Determinations - Table Enclosure
  
  
• OSEP's Monitoring Report for Wisconsin, November 2006 Visit
  
  
• Annual State Application under Part B of IDEA 2004 for Federal FY 2008: CFDA No. 84.027A and 84.173A
  Application Lobbying Certificate As part of the application process, the State must accept public comment on the application for 30 days and must publish the application for 60 days. If you have comments about the application, please submit them in writing to Stephanie Petska at the DPI by the end of the day on Friday, April 18, 2008. Thank you.
  
  
• Information Update Bulletin 06.01 - Chapter 115, Wis. Stats: Significant Changes in State Special Education Law Effective July 1, 2006
  
  
• IDEA 2004: Significant Changes in Special Education Law Effective July 1, 2005 - Interim Guidance
  July 2006: Memorandum May 2005 from Stephanie Petska
  Highly Qualified Staff Flow-Chart - (5/24/05)
  
  
• 2005 Wisconsin Act 258 - Scheduled for Publication 4/19/06 - (4/12/06)
  
  
• Information on the Use of SLD Criteria, Email from Stephanie Petska, (3/1/2006)
  
  
• OSEP: Questions and Answers On Serving Children With Disabilities Placed by Their Parents at Private Schools - (3/29/06)
  
  
• IDEA 2004 - Significant Changes Powerpoint Presentation (10/19/05)
  
  
• IDEA 2004 Significant Changes in Due Process Effective July 1, 2005, Interim Guidance: English   En Espanol   Hmong
  
  
• DPI Form PI-3200-B, Assurance Regarding Implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004 (New 6/05)
  
  
• IDEA 2004: Parentally Placed Private School Students with Disabilities - Affirmation Form - (10/25/06)
  
  
• Interim Guidance to Local Educational Agencies - Early Intervening Services - April 2005 - (5/16/05)
  
  
• Wisconsin State Policies and Procedures - IDEA
• OSEP Monitoring Report - in MS Word 97 for printing
• Information Update Bulletin Index
• Memo to Stakeholders, 2/15/05, regarding Preliminary Analysis of Federal and State Requirements as a result of IDEA 2004 Reauthorization

Federal Law & Rules:

• 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)
  
  
• HR 1350: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 - A Printer Friendly version can be accessed by a link on menu bar right side of this document.
• IDEA Reauthorization: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (web address: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/the_law.html) [approx. 439K document, 105 pgs.]
• IDEA '97 Final Regulations
  Select the Federal Register of March 12, 1999; and amendments on May 7, 1999, and June 24, 1999

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

Last updated on 2/22/2008 1:25:10 PM