LAC 28:XLIII.904. Abbreviations/Acronyms

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. Subpart 2. Gifted/Talented Students Editor’s Note: This Subpart has been realigned and amended to coincide with recent Subpart 1 changes and to align with Louisiana Revised Statute 17:1941 et seq. The Rule was published in the September 2010 Louisiana Register, pages 2011-2029.