Section 504

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-112, amended as Public Law 93-516) under Section 504. Section 504 is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in public and private programs and activities that receive financial assistance from the federal government. Section 504 guarantees students a free appropriate public education. Students who may not be eligible for services under an IEP may be eligible for a 504 Plan.

School districts have a number of obligations under Section 504. Districts must:

• Evaluate students believed to have a disability
• Provide periodic reevaluations of students with disabilities
• Provide FAPE under IDEA or through the provision of Section 504 accommodations
• Provide education to students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment (LRE)
• Provide established standards and procedures in the identification and evaluation process
• Provide transportation under specific individual circumstances and conditions
• Provide equal access to parents who have a disability • Provide students with disabilities equal access to nonacademic services
• Establish and implement a system of procedural safeguards regarding the identification, evaluation, placement, or provision of FAPE to a student.