Legal Library

• Q&A on IEPs, Evaluations and Reevaluations
• Resources Explaining the Law
  • The United States Department of Education Website on the IDEIA has technical assistance documents that explain the changes in the IDEIA and specific topics like IEP's, discipline, highly qualified teachers, etc.
  • CEC Briefs Compare the 2004 IDEA Regulations to the 1997 IDEA Regulations and Include CEC Comments and Analysis
  • The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities User Guide to the IDEIA
  • View Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates [COPAA] resources on IDEIA
  • The following organizations also have information on the IDEA's reauthorization:
    National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) IDEA Reauthorization News Update
• Model Forms
  • Model IEP form
  • Model Notice of Procedural Safeguards
  • Model Prior Written Notice
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) Regulations
  • Statute
  • Appendices
    • View the USDOE Appendix to the regulations that includes a Topic Index in Appendix E
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Policy Memorandums
• 504 Statute
  • 504 Regulations
  • Appendix A
  • 34 CFR 104
  • 29 USC 794
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Joint Policy Memorandum
• IDEA 2004 Regulations
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, as Amended
  • ADA Regulations
• NCLB Statute and Regulations
• DD Act; PAIMI Act; PAIR Act
• US Department of Education - FERPA
  • FERPA Regulations
  • FERPA Legislative History
  • FERPA Frequently Asked Questions

Michigan

• Administrative Rules for Special Education Supplemented With IDEA Federal Regulations (Extended)
• Administrative Rules for Special Education Supplemented With IDEA Federal Regulations (Brief)
• Anti-Bullying Policy
• Board of Education
  • Positive Behavior Support Policy
• CEN Directory
• CFRs
• Complaint Procedures
• Complaint Procedures Memo
• Complaint Rules
• Compulsory Attendance Policy
• Department of Education
• Due Process in Special Education Procedures
• Extended School Year (ESY) Guidance
• Extended School Year (ESY) Standards
• High School Graduation Requirements
• Homebound Hospitalized Services
• Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Procedures
• Michigan Department of Education - FERPA
  • FERPA/Frequently Asked Questions
• Michigan FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)
• Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education with IDEA Federal Regulations (April 2009)
• Michigan Teacher Certification Status
• Model IEP Form
• Model Transition Form
• Model State Complaint Form
• Procedural Safeguards Notice
• Seclusion and Restraint Standards
• Universal Education: Vision, Principles, Glossary of Terms

• Alternatives to Guardianship

  • Patient Advocacy

  • Advanced Directives

  • Durable Power of Attorney

• Community Services

  • Respite

  • Person Centered Planning

  • Family Support Subsidy

  • Medicaid Waivers

• Fair Housing

• Special Ed

  • IEP Meetings

  • Transition Meetings

  • IEP Facilitation

  • Mediation

  • Administrative Due

  • Process Hearings