ENCLOSURE (1) TO COMDTINST 1755.1
December 17, 1981
NUMBER 1342.12
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION
ASD (MRA&L)
SUBJECT:
Education of Handicapped Children in the DoD Dependent Schools
References:
(a)
Public Law 94-142, "Education for All Handicapped Children Act of
1975," as amended (20 U.S.C. 1401 et seq. (1976 and Supp. II 1978))
(b)
Public Law 95-561, "Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978" (20
U.S.C. 921-932 (Supp. II 1978)), as amended by Public Law 96-88
(c)
DoD Directive 1342.6, "Department of Defense Dependents Schools,"
October 17, 1978
(d)
DoD Directive 5105.18, "Department of Defense Committee Management
Program," April 25, 1975
(e)
Memorandum from General Counsel, DoD, "Hearings Required by the
Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975," April 27, 1981
(hereby canceled)
(f)
through (k), see enclosure 1
A.
PURPOSE
This Instruction establishes policies and procedures for providing a free appropriate public
education to handicapped children receiving or entitled to receive educational instruction from the
DoD Dependents Schools (DoDDS) pursuant to references (a) and (b) and in accordance with
reference (c); establishes an Overseas Dependents Schools National Advisory Panel on the
Education of Handicapped Dependents (National Advisory Panel) consistent with the provisions of
reference (d) and a DoD Coordinating Committee on Special Education and Related Services; and
cancels reference (e). DS Manual 2500.4 has been canceled by a Memorandum from the Director,
DoD Dependents Schools (reference (f)), and is replaced by this Instruction.
B.
APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
1. The provisions of this Instruction apply to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and its
field activity, DoDDS and DoDDS constituent elements; the Military Departments; the
Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; the United
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