Agency Seeks Input on Disability Rights Annual Report Form
Published Date: 5/28/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education wants to keep collecting info for the RSA-509 report, which helps protect the rights of people with disabilities. They’re not changing the form but want your thoughts by July 27, 2026. This keeps the program running smoothly without adding extra costs or paperwork.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Continued RSA-509 Annual Reporting
The Department of Education is extending without change the RSA-509 Annual Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights Program Performance Report. Respondents are State, local, and Tribal governments and not-for-profit systems; the notice estimates 57 annual responses totaling 912 burden hours, and each RSA-509 report is due no later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year.
Data Supports Disability Rights Oversight
The RSA-509 data collection will continue to be used to analyze and evaluate the Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) Program under Section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The Department uses the reports to meet statutory data requirements, indicate trends year-to-year, evaluate program effectiveness, and furnish the President and Congress with data that support future funding requests for services that protect legal and human rights of people with disabilities.
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