Public Law 105-17 reauthorized IDEA with amendments. Part of the amendments required that parents be given the opportunity and procedures to resolve disputes with schools and local educational agencies through mediation. Additionally, states were given the authority to expand the definition of “developmental delay” to include students up to nine years old.
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100 happenings from CEC’s first 100 years. (n.d.). Council for Exceptional Children. Retrieved October 4, 2021 from https://exceptionalchildren.org/100/history.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997, Public Law No. 105-17. (1997). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-105publ17/html/PLAW-105publ17.htm.