This publication is designed to assist teachers, parents, and administrators in understanding what the recently reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, both law and regulations, now requires, and how the provisions of both the law and regulations affect services and programs for children with disabilities. It provides information about both statutory and regulatory elements for the following 15 topical areas through a question-and-answer format: (1) general statutory questions, including definitions of disabilities and related services; (2) parental involvement, the use of private and public insurance, and procedural safeguards; (3) eligibility, including the new developmental delay option; (4) cultural diversity; (5) evaluation and re-evaluation; (6) Individualized Education Programs (IEP), including special education and related services, the content of the IEP, the IEP team, development, review, and revision of the IEP, and least restrictive environment; (7) early childhood; (8) procedural safeguards; (9) mediation; (10) behavior and discipline, including due process protections, suspension and expulsion, and provision of educational services; (11) state/local fiscal and management responsibilities; (12) private school placements; (13) performance goals, indicators, and assessments; (14) personnel development and standards; and (15) national support programs (Part D). An extensive summary of the law is included. (CR)