IDEA 2004 is the reauthorization of which act?

IDEA 2004 is the reauthorization of which act?

• A. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• B. Rehabilitation Act
• C. Americans with Disabilities Act
• D. Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Answer: (A)

IDEA 2004 reauthorizes the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the law that governs how states provide special education and related services to eligible children with disabilities. This act began as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975, was renamed IDEA in 1990, and then updated in 2004. The 2004 reauthorization refined how students receive services, emphasizing individualized education programs, the least restrictive environment, procedural safeguards for families, transition planning, and accountability while maintaining the guarantee of free appropriate public education. The other laws listed—Rehabilitation Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Elementary and Secondary Education Act—address different aspects of disability rights or general education policy and are not the act that IDEA 2004 updated.

IDEA 2004 reauthorizes the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the law that governs how states provide special education and related services to eligible children with disabilities. This act began as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975, was renamed IDEA in 1990, and then updated in 2004. The 2004 reauthorization refined how students receive services, emphasizing individualized education programs, the least restrictive environment, procedural safeguards for families, transition planning, and accountability while maintaining the guarantee of free appropriate public education. The other laws listed—Rehabilitation Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Elementary and Secondary Education Act—address different aspects of disability rights or general education policy and are not the act that IDEA 2004 updated.