EFFECTIVE DATES.

SEC. 201. EFFECTIVE DATES. (a) Parts A and B.— (1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), parts A and B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by title I, shall take effect upon the enactment of this Act. (2) Exceptions.— (A) In general.—Sections 612(a)(4), 612(a)(14), 612(a)(16), 614(d) (except for paragraph (6)), and 618 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by title I, shall take effect on July 1, 1998. (B) Section 617.—Section 617 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by title I, shall take effect on October 1, 1997. (C) Individualized education programs and comprehensive system of personnel development.—Section 618 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, and the provisions of parts A and B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act relating to individualized education programs and the State’s comprehensive system of personnel development, as so in effect, shall remain in effect until July 1, 1998. (D) Sections 611 and 619.—Sections 611 and 619, as amended by title I, shall take effect beginning with funds appropriated for fiscal year 1998. (b) Part C.—Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by title I, shall take effect on July 1, 1998. (c) Part D.— (1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), part D of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by title I, shall take effect on October 1, 1997. (2) Exception.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 661(g) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by title I, shall take effect on January 1, 1998.