1、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 Indivi
2、duals 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 t
3、he 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 wa
4、s 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
