Recommendations for changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are offered by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education. Definitions of terms used in the legislation are provided. The following provisions are covered: regulation requirements/negotiated rulemaking, flexible funding, content of state plans, local application, maintenance of effort, procedural safeguards, monitoring standards, a developmental delay category, age extension for preschool grants, regional resource and federal centers, programs for children with severe disabilities, postsecondary education, secondary education and transitional services, programs for children with serious emotional disturbance and pilot programming for the hearing impaired, grants for personnel training, grants to State Education Agencies and institutions for traineeships, clearinghouses, research and demonstration projects for dealing with children in a range of settings, and schoolwide programs. In addition, general recommendations are offered regarding: full funding of IDEA, deletion of references to "disability category," triennial evaluations, and a protection and advocacy system. (SW)