Laws, Rules and Interpretations

Posted: Fri, 09/23/2011 - 2:40pm Updated: Fri, 03/30/2012 - 12:11pm

Article 7

Article 7 is Indiana’s Special Education Law. Here, you will find it available in both Englishand Spanish. This document is updated periodically, and was last restructured in 2008.

NOTE: The final version of the new language for Article 7 was signed by the Attorney General and the Governor and filed by Legislative Services on July 14, 2008. This version of Article 7 became effective on August 13, 2008.

Navigating the Course: Finding Your Way Through Indiana’s Special Education Rules

Navigating the Course: Finding your way through Indiana's Special Education Rules was written to provide an overview and a practical resource to help parents, advocates, school personnel, and students understand the requirements of Indiana’s special education rules, found at 511 IAC 7-32 through 47, commonly known as Article 7. It is intended to serve as a companion guide to Article 7, replacing the previous Live, Learn, Work, and Play document and is not a substitute for Article 7. Please refer to Article 7 for the specific language of the special education rules.

Procedural Safeguards and Parent Rights

Indiana Department of Education SAMPLE Notice of Procedural Safeguards and Parent Rights in Special Education (effective August 2010) English Spanish

State Legislation

Policy Guidance for Use of Seclusion and Restraints in Schoolsas approved by the Indiana State Board of Education (December 2, 2009)
Proposed Rule IC 20-43-7-9 (HEA 1341): The Expenditure of State Special Education Funds on Services to Nonpublic School Students with Disabilities