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Code · CFR · Title 34 — Education · Part 303 · § 303.15

§ 303.15. Free appropriate public education.

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Free appropriate public education or FAPE, as used in §§ 303.211, 303.501, and 303.521, means special education and related services that---
(a)Are provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without charge;
(b)Meet the standards of the State educational agency (SEA), including the requirements of part B of the Act;
(c)Include an appropriate preschool, elementary school, or secondary school education in the State involved; and
(d)Are provided in conformity with an individualized education program
(IEP)that meets the requirements of 34 CFR 300.320 through 300.324. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1401(9))
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