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Also known as Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA as amended in 1997)
 * Benchmark Name:** Public Law 94-142 (The Education of All Handicapped Children Act)


 * Summary:** Congress passed Public Law 94-142 in 1975. The law states that for a state to recieve federal funds, the state must develope and put into action policies that assure free appropiate public education to all children with disabilities. The states plans must also be in compliance with federal standards.


 * Key Manifestations**: "Today, early intervention programs and services are provided to almost 200,000 eligible infants and toddlers and their families, while nearly 6 million children and youth recieve special education and relate services to meet their individual needs." (www.ed.gov)


 * Key Personnel:** President Ford and Congress first passed this law in 1975.


 * Why a Benchmark:** This law was and is another step in the equal education of all children. Without this law, people with disabilities may not be able to recieve the personal programs needed to aid themselves and their family members in their education process. Also, this law doesn't put the burden on the states to pay for the special education needs on their own. Through the state and federal agreement, standards are to be met and kept consistently.

[|www.ed.gov.policy/speced/leg/idea/history.html] [|www.scn.org/~bk269/94-142.html] [|www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/pl94-142.html]
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