Which law went into effect on July 1, 2005?

Which law went into effect on July 1, 2005?

• A. IDEA
• B. Education for All Handicapped Children Act
• C. Public Law 94-142
• D. Parental Consent

Answer: (A)

The situation tests your knowledge of when the federal special education law was updated and went into effect. July 1, 2005 is the effective date for the IDEA Improvements Act of 2004, which reauthorized and revised the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This law governs how students with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education, including requirements for IEPs, least restrictive environment, transition planning, parental rights, and procedural safeguards. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, enacted in 1975, was the original law that established these rights and was later renamed IDEA in 1990. Public Law 94-142 refers to that same 1975 act. Parental consent is a procedural safeguard within IDEA, not a separate law that went into effect on that date. So the correct answer is the act that underwent the 2004 reform and thus became effective in 2005.

The situation tests your knowledge of when the federal special education law was updated and went into effect. July 1, 2005 is the effective date for the IDEA Improvements Act of 2004, which reauthorized and revised the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This law governs how students with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education, including requirements for IEPs, least restrictive environment, transition planning, parental rights, and procedural safeguards. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, enacted in 1975, was the original law that established these rights and was later renamed IDEA in 1990. Public Law 94-142 refers to that same 1975 act. Parental consent is a procedural safeguard within IDEA, not a separate law that went into effect on that date. So the correct answer is the act that underwent the 2004 reform and thus became effective in 2005.