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      "date": "2005-05-24",
      "retrieved": "2016-04-07T19:44:01.367029",
      "title": "The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Paperwork Reduction in P.L. 108-446",
      "summary": "The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. Section 1400  et seq .)\nis both a\ngrants statute and a civil rights statute. It provides federal funding for the education of children with\ndisabilities and requires, as a condition for the receipt of such funds, the provision of a free\nappropriate public education (FAPE). School districts must identify, locate, and evaluate all children\nwith disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disability, to determine which children are eligible\nfor special education and related services. Each child receiving services has an individual education\nprogram (IEP), created by an IEP team, delineating the specific special education and related services\nto be provided to meet his or her needs. The statute also contains detailed due process provisions\nto ensure the provision of FAPE.\n \n Paperwork is required to implement many of these statutory provisions, and the requirements\nhave often been criticized as being overly burdensome. One aim of the recent reauthorization of\nIDEA ( P.L. 108-446 ) is to reduce unnecessary paperwork, as discussed in both the House and Senate\ncommittee reports for  P.L. 108-446 .  P.L.108-446  contains provisions specifically aimed at reducing\npaperwork and administrative burden including a paperwork reduction pilot program, changes in IEP\nrequirements, changes in requirements for procedural safeguards notices, and a requirement that the\nSecretary of Education publish and disseminate model paperwork forms. This report will not be\nupdated.",
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