118 STAT. 2738 PUBLIC LAW 108–446—DEC. 3, 2004 ‘‘(d) PERSONNEL.—The Secretary is authorized to hire qualified personnel necessary to carry out the Secretary’s duties under sub section (a), under section 618, and under subpart 4 of part D, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to appointments in the competitive service and without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and general schedule pay rates, except that no more than 20 such personnel shall be employed at any time. ‘‘(e) MODEL FORMS.—Not later than the date that the Secretary publishes final regulations under this title, to implement amend ments made by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improve ment Act of 2004, the Secretary shall publish and disseminate widely to States, local educational agencies, and parent and commu nity training and information centers— ‘‘(1) a model IEP form; ‘‘(2) a model individualized family service plan (IFSP) form; ‘‘(3) a model form of the notice of procedural safeguards described in section 615(d); and ‘‘(4) a model form of the prior written notice described in subsections (b)(3) and (c)(1) of section 615 that is consistent with the requirements of this part and is sufficient to meet such requirements. ‘‘SEC. 618. PROGRAM INFORMATION. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives assistance under this part, and the Secretary of the Interior, shall provide data each year to the Secretary of Education and the public on the following: ‘‘(1)(A) The number and percentage of children with disabil ities, by race, ethnicity, limited English proficiency status, gender, and disability category, who are in each of the following separate categories: ‘‘(i) Receiving a free appropriate public education. ‘‘(ii) Participating in regular education. ‘‘(iii) In separate classes, separate schools or facilities, or public or private residential facilities. ‘‘(iv) For each year of age from age 14 through 21, stopped receiving special education and related services because of program completion (including graduation with a regular secondary school diploma), or other reasons, and the reasons why those children stopped receiving special education and related services. ‘‘(v)(I) Removed to an interim alternative educational setting under section 615(k)(1). ‘‘(II) The acts or items precipitating those removals. ‘‘(III) The number of children with disabilities who are subject to long term suspensions or expulsions. ‘‘(B) The number and percentage of children with disabil ities, by race, gender, and ethnicity, who are receiving early intervention services. ‘‘(C) The number and percentage of children with disabil ities, by race, gender, and ethnicity, who, from birth through age 2, stopped receiving early intervention services because of program completion or for other reasons. 20 USC 1418. Deadline. Public information.
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