Public Law 101-476

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Public Law 101-476 is the 1990 U.S. federal statute that reauthorized and significantly expanded special education protections under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), including adding autism and traumatic brain injury as disability categories.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
disability rights law ⓘ
education law ⓘ
addsDisabilityCategory autism ⓘ
traumatic brain injury ⓘ
affects children with disabilities ages 3 through 21 ⓘ
state and local educational agencies ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1990 IDEA Amendments ⓘ
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1990 ⓘ
amends Education of the Handicapped Act ⓘ
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ⓘ
appliesTo public schools receiving IDEA funds ⓘ
buildsOn Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 ⓘ
clarifies related services for students with disabilities ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted October 30, 1990 ⓘ
emphasizes transition services for students with disabilities ⓘ
enactedBy 101st United States Congress ⓘ
encourages education of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment ⓘ
establishes person-first language in federal special education law ⓘ
expandsDefinitionOf children with disabilities ⓘ
focusesOn free appropriate public education for children with disabilities ⓘ
goal to ensure rights and protections for children with disabilities and their parents ⓘ
to improve educational outcomes for children with disabilities ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalCitation 104 Stat. 1103 ⓘ
partOf United States education law framework ⓘ
policyArea K–12 education ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
promotes access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities ⓘ
providesFor federal funding to states for special education services ⓘ
publicLawNumber 101-476 ⓘ
reauthorizes Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ⓘ
requires individualized education programs for eligible children ⓘ
transition planning beginning by age 16 for students with disabilities ⓘ
shortName P.L. 101-476 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 101-476
signedBy George H. W. Bush ⓘ
signedIntoLawBy George H. W. Bush ⓘ
strengthens procedural safeguards for students with disabilities and their families ⓘ
subjectMatter early intervention services ⓘ
services for children with disabilities ⓘ
special education ⓘ
title Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1990 ⓘ
typeOfLegislation reauthorization and amendment statute ⓘ
yearEnacted 1990 ⓘ

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Public Law 101-476 → shortName → P.L. 101-476 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 101-476