ALJ-administrative law judge.
BSS-BESE special schools.
DAL-Division of Administrative Law.
DHH-state Department of Health and Hospitals.
DPS and C-state Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
DSS-state Department of Social Services.
FAPE-free appropriate public education.
FERPA-Family Educational Records and Privacy Act of 1974.
IDEA-part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act which amends the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, formerly known as EHA ( P.L. 94-142).
IEP-the individualized education program required by §320 of these regulations.
LDE Louisiana State Department of Education.
LEA-local education agency.
LRE-least restrictive environment.
LSD-Louisiana School for the Deaf.
LSEC-Louisiana Special Education Center.
LSVI-Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired.
NCLB-No Child Left Behind.
NIMAC-National Instructional Materials Access Center.
NIMAS-National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard.
ODR-officially designated representative.
OYD-Office of Youth Development.
SBESE-state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Section 504-Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 794.
SSD-special school district.
La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLIII-904