[20080114]RS22590_《残疾人教育法》（IDEA）：概述和选定问题.pdf

1 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., P.L. 108-446.2 For a more detailed discussion of the congressional intent behind the enactment of P.L. 94-142,see CRS Report 95-669, The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Congressional Intent,by Nancy Lee Jones.Order Code RS22590Updated January 14, 2008The Individuals with Disabilities EducationAct (IDEA): Overview and Selected IssuesRichard N. AplingSpecialist in Social LegislationDomestic Social Policy DivisionNancy Lee JonesLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThe Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides funds to statesfor the education of children with disabilities. It contains detailed requirements for thereceipt of these funds, including the core requirement of the provision of a freeappropriate public education (FAPE). The statute also contains detailed due processprovisions to ensure the provision of FAPE. IDEA was revised most recently in 2004by P.L. 108-446, but Congress has continued to grapple with issues relating to the act.This report provides a brief overview of the act with particular attention paid to issuesof recent congressional concern, such as funding and private school enrollment. Thisreport wi