[20031218]RS21226_《残疾人教育法》（IDEA）：特殊教育中的文书工作.pdf

1 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq. For a more detailed discussion of IDEA see CRS Report RL31259,Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Statutory Provisions and Selected Issues, by (name redacted) and (name redacted).2 Currently all states receive IDEA funding.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21226Updated December 18, 2003The Individuals with Disabilities EducationAct (IDEA): Paperwork in Special Educationname redactedLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law Divisionname redactedSpecialist in Social LegislationDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryCongress is currently considering reauthorizing the Individuals with DisabilitiesEducation Act (IDEA). H.R. 1350, 108th Congress, was passed by the House on April30, 2003. S. 1248 was reported out of committee by a unanimous vote on June 25,2003. On November 21, 2003, a unanimous consent agreement providing for floorconsideration of S. 1248 was adopted. Among the issues both bills address is theamount of paperwork special education teachers have to complete. This report willdiscuss some of the requirements of the law that give rise to paperwork, the availablestatisti