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'''1997'''— IDEA received significant amendments. The definition of disabled children expanded to include developmentally delayed children between three and nine years of age. It also required parents to attempt to resolve disputes with schools and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) through [[mediation]], and provided a process for doing so. The amendments authorized additional grants for technology, disabled infants and toddlers, parent training, and professional development. (Pub. L. No. 105-17, 111 Stat. 37). | '''1997'''— IDEA received significant amendments. The definition of disabled children expanded to include developmentally delayed children between three and nine years of age. It also required parents to attempt to resolve disputes with schools and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) through [[mediation]], and provided a process for doing so. The amendments authorized additional grants for technology, disabled infants and toddlers, parent training, and professional development. (Pub. L. No. 105-17, 111 Stat. 37). | ||
'''2004'''— IDEA was amended by the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, now known as <!-- NOTE: This is correct. DO NOT CHANGE the following initials. --> IDEIA. <!-- DO NOT CHANGE the preceding initials. This is NOT a typo. The five-letter initialism is correct for the 2004 law, because its name adds the word "Improvement". --> Several provisions aligned IDEA with the [[No Child Left Behind Act]] of 2001, signed by President | '''2004'''— IDEA was amended by the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, now known as <!-- NOTE: This is correct. DO NOT CHANGE the following initials. --> IDEIA. <!-- DO NOT CHANGE the preceding initials. This is NOT a typo. The five-letter initialism is correct for the 2004 law, because its name adds the word "Improvement". --> Several provisions aligned IDEA with the [[No Child Left Behind Act]] of 2001, signed by President George W. Bush. It authorized fifteen states to implement 3-year IEPs on a trial basis when parents continually agree. Drawing on the report of the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ed.gov/inits/commissionsboards/whspecialeducation/reports/index.html |title=A New Era: Revitalizing Special Education for Children and Their Families |access-date=2009-04-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407032803/http://www.ed.gov/inits/commissionsboards/whspecialeducation/reports/index.html |archive-date=April 7, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> the law revised the requirements for evaluating children with learning disabilities. More concrete provisions relating to discipline of special education students were also added. (Pub. L. No. 108-446, 118 Stat. 2647). | ||
'''2008'''— [[ADA Amendments Act of 2008|Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act]] was signed into law in September. | '''2008'''— [[ADA Amendments Act of 2008|Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act]] was signed into law in September. | ||