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Directory of State Departments
Below is an alphabetical listing for nationwide State Departments of Education.
To search for a specific resource listing in your state, return to the state pages.
Note:
Each state revises its regulations from time to time. The link to your state's regs on our website may be current or may be outdated. To ensure that you have your state's current regs, you will want to "Google" the search term - "yourstatename special education laws rules and regulation" - in most instances that will take you to the correct page.
The links to the addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses change often. If you learn that an organization has new contact information, please either let either them or us know or feel free to submit an application form with the updated information. We will contact them and verify.
Alabama Alabama
Department of Education Gordon Persons Office Building 50 North Ripley
Street P.O. Box 302101 Montgomery, AL 36104-3833 Phone: (334) 242-9700
Fax: (334) 242-9708
Email: speced | at | alsde.edu
Web: http://www.alsde.edu/
Special Education
State Rules: Special Education Services Rules 280-8-9
Alaska
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Suite 200 801 West 10th Street
Juneau, AK 99811-1894 Phone: (907)
465-2800 Fax: (907) 465-4156 TTY: (907) 465-2815
Email: sped | at | alaska.gov
Web: https://education.alaska.gov/
Special Education State Code: Chapter 52 - Education for Children with Disabilities & Gifted Children
Arizona
Arizona Department of Education 1535 West Jefferson
Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: (602) 542-4361 Toll-Free: (800) 352-4558
Fax: (602) 542-5440
Email: ADEINBOX | at | ade.az.gov
Web: http://www.azed.gov/
Special Education State Statutes: Title 15, Chapter 7, Article 4
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Education Room 304A Four State
Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201-1071
Phone: (501) 682-4475 Fax:
(501) 682-1079
Email: ADE.Communications | at | arkansas.gov or tom.hicks | at | arskansas.gov Web: http://arkansased.org/
Special Education
State Regs: State Rules & Regulations
California
California Department of Education 1430 N
Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-0800 Fax: (916) 319-0100
Email: cdewrite | at | cde.ca.gov Web:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/
Special Education State Regs: Special Education Laws, Regulations, Policies
Colorado
Colorado Department of Education 201 East Colfax Avenue Denver,
CO 80203-1704 Phone: (303) 866-6600 Fax: (303) 830-0793
Email: hubbard_k | at | cde.state.co.us Web: http://www.cde.state.co.us/
Office of Special Education Services
State Rules: Exceptional Children's Education Act 1 CCR 301-8
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Education State
Office Building 165 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106-1630
Phone:
(860) 713-6543 Toll-Free: (800) 465-4014 Fax: (860) 713-7017
Email:
annelouise.thompson | at | ct.gov
Web: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/
Bureau of Special Education Resources
CT Spec Ed Regs - March, 2007 - start at page 101
March, 2012 Revisions
Delaware
Delaware Department of Education Suite 2
401 Federal Street Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 735-4000 Fax: (302)
739-4654
Email: dedoe | at | doe.k12.de.us Web: https://www.doe.k12.de.us/
Special Education
State Code: 14 DE Admin. Code 922 to 929 Special Populations
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Public Schools
801 1st Street NE, 9th Floor Washington, DC 20002
Phone:
(202) 727-6436
Fax: (202) 724-0227
Email: osse | at | dc.gov Web: http://osse.dc.gov/
Specialized Education
Regs: Special Education Policy DCMR Chapter 5, Title 30
Florida
Florida Department of Education Turlington Building
Suite 1514 325 West Gaines Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 Phone:
(850) 245-0505 Fax: (850) 245-9667
Email: commissioner | at | fldoe.org Web: http://www.fldoe.org/
Bureau of Exceptional Education
State Rules: Florida Statutes & State Board of Education Rules: Excerpts Related to Exceptional Student Education
Georgia
Georgia Department of Education 2066 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE Atlanta, GA 30334-5001 Phone: (404) 656-2800
Toll-Free: (800) 311-3627 Toll-Free Restrictions: GA residents only
Fax:
(404) 651-6867
Email: askdoe | at | doe.k12.ga.us Web: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Pages/Home.aspx
Special Education Services & Supports
State Rules: Special Education Rules 160-4-7
Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Education Planning and Evaluation
Room 411 1390 Miller Street Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-3230
Fax: (808) 586-3234
Email: doe_info | at | notes.k12.hi.us Web: http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/Pages/Home.aspx
Special Education
State Rules: Title 8, Subtitle 2, Chapter 60
Idaho
Idaho Department of Education Len B. Jordan Office Building
650 West State Street P. O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0027 Phone:
(208) 332-6800 Toll-Free: (800) 432-4601 Toll-Free Restrictions: ID residents
only Fax: (208) 334-2228 TTY: (800) 377-3529
Email: awestfal | at | sde.state.id.us or cmyers | at |sde.idaho.gov Web: http://www.sde.idaho.gov/
Division of Special Education
State Rules: Title 33, Chapter 20
Illinois
Illinois State Board of Education 100 North
First Street Springfield, IL 62777 Phone: (217) 782-4321 Toll-Free:
(866) 262-6663 Toll-Free Restrictions: IL residents only Fax: (217) 524-4928
TTY: (217) 782-1900
Email: rwatts | at | isbe.net
or statesup | at | isbe.net Web: http://www.isbe.net/
Special Education Programs
State Code: Title 23, Subtitle A, Chapter I, Subchapter f, Part 226
Indiana
Indiana Department of Education
151 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317) 232-6610
Fax: (317)
232-8004
Email: webmaster | at | doe.in.gov or specialeducation | at | doe.in.gov Web: http://www.doe.in.gov/
Office of Special Education
State Rules: Title 511, Article 7, Rules 32-47
Iowa
Iowa Department of Education Grimes State Office
Building
400 East 14th Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0146 Phone:
(515) 281-3436 Fax: (515) 281-4122
Email: jason.glass | at | ed.state.ia.us Web: http://educateiowa.gov/
Special Education
State Rules: Adminstrative Rules of Special Education
Kansas
Kansas Department of Education 120 South East
10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612-1182 Phone: (785) 296-3201 Fax: (785)
296-7933 TTY: (785) 296-6338
Email: ddebacker | at | ksde.org
or criley | at | ksde.org Web: http://www.ksde.org/
Special Education Services
State Regs: Statutes - Chapter 72, Article 9
Kentucky
Kentucky Department of Education 1st Floor,
Capital Plaza Tower 500 Mero Street Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502)
564-3141x4801 Toll-Free: (800) 533-5372 Toll-Free Restrictions: KY residents
only Fax: (502) 564-6470
Email: teresa.perry | at | education.ky.gov or denise.bailey | at | education.ky.gov Web: https://education.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Special Education Services
State Regs:
Administrative Regulations, Title 707, Chapter 1
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Education 1201 North
Third P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: (877) 453-2721
Fax: (225) 342-0193
Email: Renee.Greer | at | la.gov or dganey | at | la.gov Web: http://www.louisianabelieves.com/
Students with Disabilities
State Regs: Bulletin 1706, Title 28 Education
Maine
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 Phone:
(207) 624-6600
Fax: (207) 624-6700
TTY: (888) 577-6690
Email: valerie.seaberg | at | maine.gov
or david.stockford | at | maine.gov Web:
http://www.state.me.us/doe/index.html
Special Education
State Regs: 05-071 Chapter 101
Maryland
Maryland Department of Education 200 West Baltimore
Street Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-0462 or (410) 767-0238 Fax: (410) 333-6033
Email: rpeiffer | at | msde.state.md.us or awalker1 | at | msde.state.md.us Web: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/Pages/default.aspx
Division of Special Education
State Code: COMAR, Title 13A.05
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street Malden, MA 02148 Phone: (781) 338-3000 Fax: (781)
338-3395 TTY: (800) 439-2370
Email: www | at | doe.mass.edu Web: http://www.doe.mass.edu/
Special Communities (Special Education)
State Regs: 603 CMR 28.00 of the Massachusetts Education Laws and Regulations
Michigan
Michigan Department of Education Hannah Building
Fourth Floor 608 West Allegan Street Lansing, MI 48933 Phone: (517)
373-3324 Fax: (517) 335-4565
Email: mde-supt | at | michigan.gov
Web: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/
Office of Special Education
State Rules: R 340.1701-1717 of the Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway
36 West Roseville, MN 55113-4266 Phone: (651) 582-8200 Fax: (651)
582-8727 TTY: (651) 582-8201
Email: mde.contactus | at | state.mn.us Web: http://education.state.mn.us/mde/index.html
Special Education Programs
State Rules: 3525.1325-1348 of the Minnesota Administrative Rules
Mississippi
Mississippi State Department of Education
Central High School
359 North West Street, Suite 300 P.O. Box 771 Jackson, MS
39205
Phone: (601) 359-3513 Parent Hotline: (877) 544-0408 Fax: (601) 359-3242
Email: cblanton | at | mde.k12.ms.us Web: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/
Office of Special Education State Code:
State Board Policy 7219
Missouri
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 Phone: (573) 751-4212 Fax:
(573) 751-8613 TTY: (800) 735-2966
Email: pubinfo | at | dese.mo.gov Web: http://dese.mo.gov/
Office of Special Education
State Regs: Laws & Regulations / Missouri State Plan
Montana
Montana Office of Public Instruction P.O. Box 202501 Helena,
MT 59620-2501 Phone: (406) 444-2082 Toll-Free: (888) 231-9393 Toll-Free
Restrictions: Montana residents only Fax: (406) 444-3924
Email: OPISup | at | mt.gov Web: http://www.opi.mt.gov/
Special Education
State Rules: Administrative Rules Title 10, Chapter 16 -10.16.30
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall
South P. O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 Phone: (402) 471-2295
Fax: (402) 471-0117 TTY: (402) 471-7295
Email: speters | at | nde.state.ne.us
Web: https://www.education.ne.gov/
Office of Special Education
State Code: Title 92, Nebraska Administrative Code, Chapter 51
Nevada
Nevada Department of Education 700 East Fifth
Street Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-9200
Fax: (775) 687-9101
Email: rfitzpatrick | at | doe.nv.gov Web: http://www.doe.nv.gov/
Office of Special Education State Code: Nevada Administrative Code, Chapter 388
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street State Office Park South Concord, NH 03301
Phone:
(603) 271-3494 Toll-Free: (800) 339-9900 Fax: (603) 271-1953 TTY:
(800) 735-2964
Email: Lori.Temple | at | ed.state.nh.us Web: https://www.education.nh.gov/
Special Education
State Rules: Rules for the Education of Children with Disabilities, Chapter Ed 1100
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Education P.O. Box 500
100 Riverview Plaza Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Phone: (609) 292-0147
Toll Free: (877) 900-6960
Fax:
(609) 984-8422 Web: http://www.state.nj.us/education/
Special Education
State Code: New Jersey Administrative Code, Title 6A, Chapter 14
New Mexico
New Mexico Public Education Department Jerry
Apodaca Education Building 300 Don Gaspar Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
Phone: (505) 827-5800 Fax: (505) 827-6520 Web: http://www.ped.state.nm.us/ped/index.html
Special Education Bureau
State Rules: Title 6, Chapter 31, Part 2
New York
New York Education Department Education Building
Room 111 89 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-3852 Web: http://www.nysed.gov/
Office of Special Education
State Regs: Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, Part 200 and 201
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
301 North Wilmington Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Phone: (919) 807-3300
Fax: (919) 807-3445
Email: information | at | dpi.state.nc.us Web: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/
Exceptional Children
State Code: NC General Statutes, Article 9 and Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities, NC 1500
North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
Department 201 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58505-0440 Phone:
(701) 328-2260 Fax: (701) 328-2461
Email: adollar | at | nd.gov or dgmcdonald | at | nd.gov Web: https://www.nd.gov/dpi
Special Education
State Rules: Administrative Rules, 15.1-32
Ohio
Ohio Department of Education 25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
Phone: (614) 995-1545
TTY: (888) 886-0181
Toll-Free: (877) 644-6338
Fax: (614) 728-9300
Email: patricia.grey | at | ode.state.oh.us Web: http://education.ohio.gov/
Special Edcuation
State Code: Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 3301-51
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Department of Education 2500
North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599 Phone: (405) 521-3301
Fax: (405) 521-6205
Email: sdeservicedesk | at | sde.ok.us Web: http://sde.ok.gov/sde/
Special Education Services
State Code: Title 210, Chapter 15, Subchapter 13
Oregon
Oregon Department of Education 255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
Phone: (503) 947-5600 Fax: (503) 378-5156 TTY:
(503) 378-2892
Email: ode.frontdesk | at | ode.state.or.us Web: http://www.oregon.gov/ode/Pages/default.aspx
Special Education General Supervision
State Rules: Oregon Administrative Rules Division 15, 581-015-0133
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: (717) 783-6788
Fax: (717) 787-7222
TTY: (717) 783-8445
Email: ra-edwebmaster | at | state.pa.us
Web: http://www.education.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx#tab-1
Bureau of Special Education
State Code: 22 PA - Chapter 14 - 14-101 – Special Education Services and Programs
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903-3400
Phone: (401) 222-4600
Fax: (401) 222-2537
TTY: (800) 745-5555
Email: karen.lovett | at | ride.ri.gov
Web: http://www.ride.ri.gov/
Special Education
State Regs - 10/9/2013
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Education
1006 Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-8500
Fax: (803) 734-3389
Email: mlint | at | sde.state.sc.us or info | at | sde.state.sc.us
Web: https://ed.sc.gov/
Special Education Services
State Regulations: State Board Regulation R43-243
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Education
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Phone: (605) 773-3134
Fax: (605) 773-6139
TTY: (605) 773-6302
Email: melody.schopp | at | state.sd.us or pam.hoepfer | at | state.sd.us
Web: http://doe.sd.gov/
Special Education
State Rules: South Dakota Special Education Administrative Rules Article 24:05
Tennessee
Tennessee State Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower, 7th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0375
Phone: (615) 741-2731
Fax: (615) 532-4791
Email: Education.Comments | at | state.tn.us Web: https://www.tn.gov/education.html
Special Education
State Rules: Rules State Board of Education Chapter 0520-01-09
Texas
Texas Education Agency
William B. Travis Building
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
Phone: (512) 463-9734
Fax: (512) 463-9838
TTY: (512) 475-3540
Email: teainfo | at | tea.state.tx.us
Web: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
Special Education
State Rules: Chapter 89 - Division 2 of the Commissioners Rules Concerning Special Education Services
Utah
Utah State Office of Education
P.O. Box 144200
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
Phone: (801) 538-7500
Fax: (801) 538-7521
Email: mark.peterson | at | schools.utah.gov
Web: https://www.schools.utah.gov/
Special Education Services
State Rules: Special Education Rules and Regulations
Vermont
Vermont Agency of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Phone: (802) 828-3135
Fax: (802) 828-3140
TTY: (802) 828-2755
Email: edinfo | at | education.state.vt.us
Web: http://education.vermont.gov/
Special Education
State Rules: State Board of Education Manual of Rules and Practices – 2360 Special Education
Virginia
Virginia Department of Education
P. O. Box 2120
James Monroe Building
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Phone: (804) 786-9412
Toll-Free: (800) 292-3820
Toll-Free Restrictions: VA residents only
Fax: (804) 371-2455
Email: charlie.makela | at | doe.virginia.gov
Web: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/
Special Education
State Regs: 8VAC20-81 - Regulations Governing Special Education Programs
Washington
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (Washington)
Old Capitol Building
600 South Washington St. SE
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: (360) 725-6000
TTY: (360) 664-3631
Email: kconway | at | ospi.wednet.edu
Web: http://www.k12.wa.us/
Special Education
State Code: Laws and Regulations / WAC Rules 392-172A
West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Education
Building 6, Room 346
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
Phone: (304) 558-0304
Fax: (304) 558-2584
Email: wvde | at | access.k12.wv.us
Web: http://wvde.state.wv.us/
Special Education
State Regs: Policy 2419, Regulations for the Education of Students with Exceptionalities
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-3390
Toll-Free: (800) 441-4563
Fax: (608) 267-1052
TTY: (608) 267-2427
Email: kay.ihlenfeldt | at | dpi.state.wi.us
Web: https://dpi.wi.gov/?rdt=dpistatewius
Special Education
State Code: PI 11, Wisconsin Administrative Code
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Building
Second Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
Phone: (307) 777-7690
Fax: (307) 777-6234
TTY: (307) 777-8546
Email: supt | at | educ.state.wy.us
Web: https://edu.wyoming.gov/
Special Education
State Rules: Chapter 7 Rules
Territories
American Samoa
PO Box DOE, Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: 684-633-5237 Fax: 684-633-4240
Web: https://www.asdoe.net/
Special Education Office
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Web: http://www.cnmipss.org/state-board-of-education/
Special Education
Federated States of Micronesia
FSM Department of Education P.O. Box PS 87 Palikir, FM 96941 Web: http://www.fsmed.fm/
Special Education
Guam
Guam Public School System
P.O. Box DE
Hagåtña, GU 96932
Phone: (671) 475-0462
Fax: (671) 472-5003
Email: juanpflores | at | doe.edu.gu
Web: https://sites.google.com/a/gdoe.net/gdoe/
Special Education
Puerto
Rico
Puerto Rico Department of Education
P. O. Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919-0759
Phone: (787) 766-2911
Web: http://www.de.gobierno.pr/index.php
Special Education
Republic of Palau
Web: http://www.palaumoe.net/
Special Education
Code: Special Education Policies and Procedures
Republic of the Marshall
Islands
Web: http://pss.edu.mh/index.php/en/
IDEA Public Notice
Rules & Regulations: Title 14, Chapter 26
Virgin Islands
Virgin
Islands Department of Education
1834 Kongens Gade
St. Thomas, VI
00802
Phone: (340) 778-1600
Fax: (340) 778-8895
Email: education | at | usvi.org Web: http://vide.vi/
State Office of Special Education (SOSE)
Last revised: 09/25/17
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