IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (data provisions)
- Statute
- 20 U.S.C. § 1417
- Regulations
- 34 C.F.R. Part 300, Subpart F (§§ 300.610-300.627)
- Enacted / Last Major Amendment
- Reauthorized 2004
- Jurisdictional Layer
- Federal Baseline (federal)
Summary
Confidentiality obligations for student data tied to special education services. Overlaps with FERPA but has its own enforcement track via OSEP.
School-side obligations
- Maintain confidentiality of all PII in IDEA-protected records
- Train all employees with access to IDEA records
- Maintain a log of all employees with access
- Provide annual notice of IDEA confidentiality rights
Vendor-side obligations
- Any vendor handling IDEA records must have dedicated controls beyond FERPA-level
Breach notification
Follow FERPA / state-law breach procedures.
Enforcement
US Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs.
NCSC AI Toolkit — Scanner Fields
These fields in the NCSC AI Toolkit derive from this statute:
requires_idea_confidentiality_for_spedrequires_access_log_for_sped_records