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A 3 page paper discussing how the update of IDEA affects school funding for special education. The verbiage of the latest revision to IDEA promises 15 percent of existing funds in excess of the amount paid to states in 1999, when the 103rd Congress released the above statement. If there is no "surplus," then states receive no additional funds over the level of 1999. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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File: CC6_KSeduSPEDfun2.rtf
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Public Law 108-446, the Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, is an update of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) passed in November 2004, signed
into law by President Bush in December 2004 and became effective in July 2005 (Special Education Law Enacted, 2008). Requirements for and Response to Poverty
The text of the Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 specifically addresses poverty in several areas. Of interest here is: * The federal government will allot to
each state the same funding given in 1999, and if there is a surplus then it will release "15 percent of those remaining funds to States on the basis of
the States relative populations of children described in subclause (II) who are living in poverty" (Sec.611(d)(3)(A)(i)). This same pattern applies to State agencies
serving public education, children ages 3 - 5 and State agencies serving other preschool-aged children not enrolled in specific preschool programs. For each of the three categories, the States
are to provide information on the numbers of children with identified disabilities who also live in poverty. Effect at the Local Level Chambers,
P?rez, Socias, Shkolnik and Esra (2004) researched the question, "How does special education spending vary across states classified by funding formula, student poverty, special education enrollment levels, and income levels?"
They found that areas of higher poverty generally carry greater numbers of children diagnosed or suspected of dealing with disabilities of some kind that can affect their learning.
Whether the disability is learning, physical or a combination, disabilities are more likely to occur in areas of high rates of poverty. Addressing
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