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Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§9567 Establishment

Title 20 › CHAPTER 76 — EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, EVALUATION, INFORMATION, AND DISSEMINATION › SUBCHAPTER I — EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM › Part E — National Center for Special Education Research › § 9567

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a National Center for Special Education Research in the Institute. The Center must fund research to study the needs of infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities, improve services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), and evaluate IDEA’s implementation and effectiveness with the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. When carrying out this part, Secretary, Director, and Commissioner must follow Parts A and F and peer‑review and research standards in sections 9533(a) and 9534.

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Title 20, §9567

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(a)Establishment
There is established in the Institute a National Center for Special Education Research (in this part referred to as the “Special Education Research Center”).
(b)Mission
The mission of the Special Education Research Center is—
(1)to sponsor research to expand knowledge and understanding of the needs of infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities in order to improve the developmental, educational, and transitional results of such individuals;
(2)to sponsor research to improve services provided under, and support the implementation of, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); and
(3)to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in coordination with the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance.
(c)Applicability of this subchapter
Parts A and F, and the standards for peer review of applications and for the conduct and evaluation of research under section 9533(a) and 9534 of this title, respectively, shall apply to the Secretary, the Director, and the Commissioner in carrying out this part.

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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), (3), is title VI of Pub. L. 91–230, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 175, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1400 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1400 of this title and Tables.

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20 U.S.C. § 9567

Title 20, Education

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Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110