State-by-state guide
Special education & IEP help, state by state
Federal law (IDEA) protects your child in every state, but each state sets its own evaluation timelines, agency, and complaint process. Pick your state to see the local rules in plain English — and where to get free help.
Choose your state
- Alabama60 calendar days · evaluation
- Alaska90 calendar days · evaluation
- Arizona60 calendar days · evaluation
- Arkansas60 calendar days · evaluation
- California60 calendar days · evaluation
- Colorado60 calendar days · evaluation
- Connecticut45 school days · evaluation
- Delaware45 school days · evaluation
- District of Columbia60 calendar days · evaluation
- Florida60 calendar days · evaluation
- Georgia60 calendar days · evaluation
- Hawaii60 calendar days · evaluation
- Idaho60 calendar days · evaluation
- Illinois60 school days · evaluation
- Indiana50 school days · evaluation
- Iowa60 calendar days · evaluation
- Kansas60 school days · evaluation
- Kentucky60 school days · evaluation
- Louisiana60 business days · evaluation
- Maine45 school days · evaluation
- Maryland60 calendar days · evaluation
- Massachusetts45 school days · evaluation
- Michigan30 school days · evaluation
- Minnesota30 school days · evaluation
- Mississippi60 calendar days · evaluation
- Missouri60 calendar days · evaluation
- Montana60 calendar days · evaluation
- Nebraska45 school days · evaluation
- Nevada45 school days · evaluation
- New Hampshire60 calendar days · evaluation
- New Jersey90 calendar days · evaluation
- New Mexico60 calendar days · evaluation
- New York60 calendar days · evaluation
- North Carolina90 calendar days · evaluation
- North Dakota60 calendar days · evaluation
- Ohio60 calendar days · evaluation
- Oklahoma45 school days · evaluation
- Oregon60 school days · evaluation
- Pennsylvania60 calendar days · evaluation
- Rhode Island60 calendar days · evaluation
- South Carolina60 calendar days · evaluation
- South Dakota25 school days · evaluation
- Tennessee60 calendar days · evaluation
- Texas45 school days · evaluation
- Utah45 school days · evaluation
- Vermont60 calendar days · evaluation
- Virginia65 business days · evaluation
- Washington35 school days · evaluation
- West Virginia80 calendar days · evaluation
- Wisconsin60 calendar days · evaluation
- Wyoming60 calendar days · evaluation