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Laws & Procedures

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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a federal law ensuring services to children with disabilities. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities. In exchange for federal money, schools must guarantee that all children with disabilities will receive a "free, appropriate public education."

State and federal laws and regulations that provide the regulatory and statutory basis for Special Education services in Washington.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires schools to provide the parents/guardians of a student who is eligible for or referred for special education with a notice containing a full explanation of the rights available to them.

Find rule revisions in process or when items are available for public comment.

If a student's special education needs cannot be met by their resident district, the district may contract with an approved Nonpublic Agency (NPA).

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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a federal law ensuring services to children with disabilities. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.

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"Regulations of executive branch agencies are issued by authority of statutes. Like legislation and the Constitution, regulations are a source of primary law in Washington State."

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"The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is the compilation of all permanent laws now in force. It is a collection of Session Laws (enacted by the Legislature, and signed by the Governor, or enacted via the initiative process), arranged by topic, with amendments added and repealed laws removed. It does not include temporary laws such as appropriations acts."

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The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is the compilation of all permanent laws now in force. It is a collection of Session Laws (enacted by the Legislature, and signed by the Governor, or enacted via the initiative process), arranged by topic, with amendments added and repealed laws removed.

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The Office of Civil Rights within the Department of Education website.

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The Office of Civil Rights within the Department of Education website.

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"The mission of the Office for Civil Rights is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights."

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***OCR CORRESPONDENCE NOTIFICATION***

The majority of OCR staff are working remotely because of the pandemic. Therefore, to ensure receipt of your correspondence, please consider emailing or faxing (202-245-8392) it to our office, where it will receive immediate attention. If neither of these options are available to you, mail your correspondence to the address below, and we will process it as soon as conditions allow. You may also contact us at 800-421-3481 or to confirm receipt of your correspondence.
U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100

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civil rights; disability discrimination; age discrimination; sex discrimination; racial discrimination; special education; national origin; gender discrimination

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Office for Civil Rights | U.S. Department of Education

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OCR CORRESPONDENCE NOTIFICATION*** The majority of OCR staff are working remotely because of the pandemic. Therefore, to ensure receipt of your correspondence, please consider emailing or faxing (202-245-8392) it to our office, where it will receive immediate attention.

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Federal education statutes & regulations

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Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

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Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act website brings together department and grantee IDEA information and resources. The IDEA makes available a free appropriate public education to and ensures special education and related services to eligible children with disabilities.

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Provides access to official publications from all three branches of the federal government: United States Code; Code of Federal Regulation; Federal Register.

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govinfo | U.S. Government Publishing Office

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Official Publications from the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Street Law, Inc. advances justice through classroom and community education programs that empower people with the legal and civic knowledge, skills, and confidence to bring about positive change for themselves and others.

The Supreme Court Historical Society is dedicated to the collection and preservation of the history of the Supreme Court.

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Street Law, Inc. advances justice through classroom and community education programs that empower people with the legal and civic knowledge, skills, and confidence to bring about positive change for themselves and others. The Supreme Court Historical Society is dedicated to the collection and preservation of the history of the Supreme Court.

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"COSA provides a national forum for the discussion of legal issues and problems encountered by school attorneys in providing legal counsel, advice, and representation to school boards and school boards associations."

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Supporting Leadership in Legal Advocacy for Public Schools

The Council of School Attorneys (COSA) supports school attorneys in their representation of public school boards by providing leadership in legal advocacy for public schools.

COSA provides a national forum for the discussion of legal issues and problems encountered by school attorneys in providing legal counsel, advice, and representation to school boards and school boards associations. It also promotes and helps develop a closer relationship and better understanding between school attorneys and their clients, school boards and school boards associations.

The Council provides information and practical assistance to more than 3,000 attorneys representing K-12 public school districts and state school boards associations.

Leadership & Governance

COSA is governed by an elected 22-member board of directors. Standing and ad hoc committees or subcommittees of the Board assist in carrying out the Council's programming, networking, and advisory functions.

What School Lawyers Do

School lawyers represent their school district in legal matters and are adept at preventative law as they focus on controlling legal issues whenever possible and anticipating problems and legal solutions before litigation happens.

School Law & Careers

Browse open legal positions on our national job posting site. If you're a COSA member, find qualified candidates by submitting your open positions.

School Law Seminars & Webinars

COSA's school law seminars and webinars offer invaluable professional development opportunities and CLE credit for school lawyers. These programs are presented by school law practitioners for school law practitioners and target your professional needs.

Member Benefits & Resources

Member benefits include Legal Clips, Federal Regulations and Resources, access to COSA's vast library of school law articles and the opportunity to network with other legal professional school attorneys from across the country.

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The Council of School Attorneys (COSA) supports school attorneys in their representation of public school boards by providing leadership in legal advocacy for public schools. COSA provides a national forum for the discussion of legal issues and problems encountered by school attorneys in providing legal counsel, advice, and representation to school boards and school boards associations.

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"The Guide to Law Online, prepared by the Law Library of Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online. It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information."

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The Guide to Law Online, prepared by the Law Library of Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online. It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information.

Select a Link:

The Guide to Law Online is an annotated compendium of Internet links; a portal of Internet sources of interest to legal researchers. Although the Guide is selective, inclusion of a site by no means constitutes endorsement by the Law Library of Congress.

In compiling this list, emphasis wherever possible has been on sites offering the full texts of laws, regulations, and court decisions, along with commentary from lawyers writing primarily for other lawyers. Materials related to law and government that were written by or for lay persons also have been included, as have government sites that provide even quite general information about themselves or their agencies.

Every direct source listed here was successfully tested before being added to the list. Users, however, should be aware that changes of Internet addresses and file names are frequent, and even sites that usually function well do not always do so. Thus a successful connection may sometimes require several attempts. If such an attempt to access a file indicates an error, the information can sometimes still be accessed by truncating the URL address to access a directory at the site.

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The Guide to Law Online, prepared by the Law Library of Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online | It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information.

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Catalog of helpful quick-writes of need-to-know legal topics and information

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Welcome to FindLaw's Education Law Center, providing helpful information, resources and answers to frequently asked questions by parents, students,

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Alexander, K., & Alexander, M.D. (2018). American public school law (9th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson West (ISBN: 978-1-64242-252-8).

Dunklee, D. R., & Shoop, R. J. (2006). The principal's quick-reference guide to school law: Reducing liability, litigation, and other potential legal tangles. Corwin Press.