{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-300.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 300.1","heading":"Purposes.","body":"The purposes of this part are—\n(a) To ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living;\n(b) To ensure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected;\n(c) To assist States, localities, educational service agencies, and Federal agencies to provide for the education of all children with disabilities; and\n(d) To assess and ensure the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilities.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER III—OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 300—ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"e40bc02f54699c0e19682efbdb102e682a77c63213926ec048f40848f0e4cf47","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-299.28","next":"us/34-cfr-300.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}