§ 300.1 Purposes.

Plain English summary

This section establishes the four overarching purposes of the IDEA regulations: ensuring FAPE for all children with disabilities, protecting the rights of children and parents, assisting governmental entities in educating children with disabilities, and assessing the effectiveness of those educational efforts. It sets the foundational intent that governs the entire regulatory framework under 34 CFR Part 300.

Key requirements

• To ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living
• To ensure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected
• To assist States, localities, educational service agencies, and Federal agencies to provide for the education of all children with disabilities
• To assess and ensure the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilities

Affected parties

• children with disabilities
• parents of children with disabilities
• States
• localities
• educational service agencies
• Federal agencies

Official source

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/part-300/section-300.1