IEP rules by state

Every state runs the IEP process under the same federal law. The deadlines, the filing windows and the offices that handle a disagreement are set state by state.

A

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas

C

California Colorado Connecticut

D

Delaware District of Columbia

F

Florida

G

Georgia

H

Hawaii

I

Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa

K

Kansas Kentucky

L

Louisiana

M

Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana

N

Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota

O

Ohio Oklahoma Oregon

P

Pennsylvania

R

Rhode Island

S

South Carolina South Dakota

T

Tennessee Texas

U

Utah

V

Vermont Virginia

W

Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Pick your state above for the initial-evaluation window it sets, how it counts that window, its reevaluation and review cadence, the three dispute-resolution routes with the local detail on each one and the offices to contact there. Every figure on a state page is read against that state's own rules or its education agency and carries the date it was last checked.

Timelines and dispute rules vary by state. IDEA sets the floor for the whole country. Each state may set its own evaluation timeframe, count it in its own unit and start the clock at its own event, so a number from one state means little in another. Start with your own.

Two other pages cover the same ground a different way. The evaluation timelines by state table lines all fifty-one jurisdictions up side by side, with the unit and the starting event beside every number. The evaluation deadline checker returns one state's window on its own.

This is general educational information for parents, not legal or educational advice. Confirm anything time-sensitive with your state education agency or your district before you rely on it.