1、1 20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(1)(A).Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-854 AUpdated October 19, 2000Individuals with Disabilities Education Act:Services in Private Schools under P.L. 105-17(name redacted)Legislative AttorneyAmerican La
2、w DivisionSummaryThe 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),P.L. 105-17, changed previous statutory language regarding private school services forchildren with disabilities who are unilaterally placed in a private school by their parents.Three major additions were
3、made to the statutory language on this issue: (1) requiringthe states to spend a proportionate amount of IDEA funds on private school childrenwith disabilities who are enrolled in the private school by their parents, (2) allowingschool districts to provide special education related services on the p
4、remises of privateschools, including parochial schools, and (3) applying the identification, child find, andevaluation provisions to children placed by their parents in private schools. Sinceenactment, several courts have interpreted these provisions and found public schools arenot required to pay t
