Slip Laws vs. Code Citations

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Federal statutes are laws enacted by Congress with, generally, the approval of the President. They are published in three formats:

1. as individual slip laws, which are pamphlets that each contain a separate statute;
2. session laws, which are compilations of all of the slip laws enacted during a session of Congress; and
3. as codified law incorporated into a code.

The United States Code, or “U.S.C.”, organizes statutes, as amended, by subject matter. For example, all of the statutes relating to education are found in chapter 20 of the U.S.C. However, when referencing particular sections of a statute, the section number used in the slip law version is commonly used, rather than the code version. So, for example, IDEA Part B State Eligibility requirements are found in section 612 of the IDEA, which can be cited as 20 U.S.C. 1412.

Here are a few of the more commonly cited sections from the IDEA statute and the corresponding U.S.C. cite where you will find the requirement:

Law Section	U.S. Code	Section Title
Section 615	20 U.S.C. 1415	Procedural Safeguards (Part B)
Section 616	20 U.S.C. 1416	Monitoring, Technical Assistance, and Enforcement
Section 618	20 U.S.C. 1418	Program Information (Data)
Section 619	20 U.S.C. 1419	Preschool Grants
Section 639	20 U.S.C. 1439	Procedural Safeguards (Part C)

Below is a table that cross-references the slip law section numbers with the code citations.

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq.

PART A—General Provisions

Law Section	U.S. Code	Section Title
Section 601	20 U.S.C. 1400	Short title; table of contents; findings; purposes.
Section 602	20 U.S.C. 1401	Definitions.
Section 603	20 U.S.C. 1402	Office of Special Education Programs.
Section 604	20 U.S.C. 1403	Abrogation of State sovereign immunity.
Section 605	20 U.S.C. 1404	Acquisition of equipment; construction or alteration of facilities.
Section 606	20 U.S.C. 1405	Employment of individuals with disabilities.
Section 607	20 U.S.C. 1406	Requirements for prescribing regulations.
Section 608	20 U.S.C. 1407	State administration.
Section 609	20 U.S.C. 1408	Paperwork reduction.
Section 610	20 U.S.C. 1409	Freely Associated States

PART B—Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities

Law Section	U.S. Code	Section Title
Section 611	20 U.S.C. 1411	Authorization; allotment; use of funds; authorization of appropriations.
Section 612	20 U.S.C. 1412	State eligibility.
Section 613	20 U.S.C. 1413	Local educational agency eligibility.
Section 614	20 U.S.C. 1414	Evaluations, eligibility determinations, individualized education programs, and educational placements.
Section 615	20 U.S.C. 1415	Procedural safeguards.
Section 616	20 U.S.C. 1416	Monitoring, technical assistance, and enforcement.
Section 617	20 U.S.C. 1417	Administration.
Section 618	20 U.S.C. 1418	Program information.
Section 619	20 U.S.C. 1419	Preschool grants.

PART C—Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

Law Section	U.S. Code	Section Title
Section 631	20 U.S.C. 1431	Findings and policy.
Section 632	20 U.S.C. 1432	Definitions.
Section 633	20 U.S.C. 1433	General authority.
Section 634	20 U.S.C. 1434	Eligibility.
Section 635	20 U.S.C. 1435	Requirements for statewide system.
Section 636	20 U.S.C. 1436	Individualized family service plan.
Section 637	20 U.S.C. 1437	State application and assurances.
Section 638	20 U.S.C. 1438	Uses of funds.
Section 639	20 U.S.C. 1439	Procedural safeguards.
Section 640	20 U.S.C. 1440	Payor of last resort.
Section 641	20 U.S.C. 1441	State interagency coordinating council.
Section 642	20 U.S.C. 1442	Federal administration.
Section 643	20 U.S.C. 1443	Allocation of funds.
Section 644	20 U.S.C. 1444	Authorization of appropriations.

PART D—National Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities

Law Section	U.S. Code	Section Title
Section 650	20 U.S.C. 1450	Findings

Subpart 1—State Personnel Development Grants

Law Section	U.S. Code	Section Title
Section 651	20 U.S.C. 1451	Purpose; definition of personnel; program authority.
Section 652	20 U.S.C. 1452	Eligibility and collaborative process.
Section 653	20 U.S.C. 1453	Applications.
Section 654	20 U.S.C. 1454	Use of funds.
Section 655	20 U.S.C. 1455	Authorization of appropriations.

Subpart 2—Personnel preparation, technical assistance, model demonstration projects, and dissemination of information.

Law Section	U.S. Code	Section Title
Section 661	20 U.S.C. 1461	Purpose; definition of eligible entity.
Section 662	20 U.S.C. 1462	Personnel development to improve services and results for children with disabilities.
Section 663	20 U.S.C. 1463	Technical assistance, demonstration projects; dissemination of information, and implementation of scientifically based research.
Section 664	20 U.S.C. 1464	Studies and evaluations.
Section 665	20 U.S.C. 1465	Interim alternative educational settings, behavioral supports, and systemic school interventions.
Section 667	20 U.S.C. 1466	Authorization of appropriations.

Subpart 3—Supports to Improve Results for Children with Disabilities

Law Section	U.S. Code	Section Title
Section 670	20 U.S.C. 1470	Purposes.
Section 671	20 U.S.C. 1471	Parent training and information centers.
Section 672	20 U.S.C. 1472	Community parent resource centers.
Section 673	20 U.S.C. 1473	Technical assistance for parent training and information centers.
Section 674	20 U.S.C. 1474	Technology development, demonstration, and utilization; and media services.
Section 675	20 U.S.C. 1475	Authorization of appropriations.

Subpart 4—General Provisions

Law Section	U.S. Code	Section Title
Section 681	20 U.S.C. 1481	Comprehensive plan for subparts 2 and 3
Section 682	20 U.S.C. 1482	Administrative provisions.

 

 

Last modified on June 30, 2020