CSD EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Social Security Act of 1965 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅In 1965, the passage of the Social Security Act
Amendments, popularly known as Medicare, resulted in a basic program of hospital insurance for
persons aged 65 and older, and a supplementary medical insurance program to aid the elderly in paying
doctor bills and other health care bills. It was funded by a tax on the earnings of employees, matched by
contributions by employers, and was well received. In the first three years of the program, nearly 20
million beneficiaries enrolled in it.
Public Law 89-10 Elem/Sec Education Act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Primary and secondary education is
funded through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (Public Law 89-10). As mandated in
the Act, the funds are authorized for professional development, instructional materials, and resources to
support educational programs, and parental involvement promotion. The Act was originally authorized
through 1970 and has been amended and reauthorized several times since its enactment. On the heels
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The ESEA was designed to address educational inequality.
Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- guarantees certain rights to
people with disabilities. It was one of the first U.S. federal civil rights laws offering protection for people
with disabilities.[1] It set precedents for subsequent legislation for people with disabilities, including the
Virginians with Disabilities Act in 1985 and the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990.
-No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States, as defined in section 705(20) of
this title, shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied
the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal
financial assistance or under any program or activity conducted by any Executive agency or by the
United States Postal Service.
Public Law 94-142 of 1975 Education of All Handicapped Children - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-To ensure
that special education services are available to children who need them
To guarantee that decisions about services to disabled students are fair and appropriate
To establish specific management and auditing requirements for special education
To provide federal funds to help the states educate disabled students
FAPE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Free Appropriate Public Education
, -created with Rehabilitation Act of 1973
-the provision of regular or special education and related aids and services that are designed to meet
individual needs of handicapped persons as well as the needs of non-handicapped persons are met and
based on adherence to procedural safeguards outlined in the law
-Under the IDEA, FAPE is defined as an educational program that is individualized to a specific child,
designed to meet that child's unique needs, provides access to the general curriculum, meets the grade-
level standards established by the state, and from which the child receives educational benefit
IEP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Individualized Education Program
-If your child receives special education services, he must have an Individualized Education Program
(IEP). That's the law. An IEP is an important legal document. It spells out your child's learning needs, the
services the school will provide and how progress will be measured.
ARD - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-These letters stand for Admission, Review, and Dismissal. It is the Texas
name for the group of people who make educational decisions about the student. The purpose of the
ARD meeting is to provide an opportunity for parents and educators to discuss and develop an
educational program for the student (the I.E.P.) The ARD committee must meet at least once a year.
Parents in Texas are invited to "ARD meetings".
Amendments (1986) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the
Education of the Handicapped Act, to authorize an early intervention program for handicapped infants,
and for other purposes.
IDEA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
-IDEA was originally enacted by Congress in 1975 to ensure that children with disabilities have the
opportunity to receive a free appropriate public education, just like other children
- IDEA was previously known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) from 1975 to
1990. In 1990, the United States Congress reauthorized EHA and changed the title to IDEA (Public Law
Social Security Act of 1965 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅In 1965, the passage of the Social Security Act
Amendments, popularly known as Medicare, resulted in a basic program of hospital insurance for
persons aged 65 and older, and a supplementary medical insurance program to aid the elderly in paying
doctor bills and other health care bills. It was funded by a tax on the earnings of employees, matched by
contributions by employers, and was well received. In the first three years of the program, nearly 20
million beneficiaries enrolled in it.
Public Law 89-10 Elem/Sec Education Act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Primary and secondary education is
funded through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (Public Law 89-10). As mandated in
the Act, the funds are authorized for professional development, instructional materials, and resources to
support educational programs, and parental involvement promotion. The Act was originally authorized
through 1970 and has been amended and reauthorized several times since its enactment. On the heels
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The ESEA was designed to address educational inequality.
Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- guarantees certain rights to
people with disabilities. It was one of the first U.S. federal civil rights laws offering protection for people
with disabilities.[1] It set precedents for subsequent legislation for people with disabilities, including the
Virginians with Disabilities Act in 1985 and the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990.
-No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States, as defined in section 705(20) of
this title, shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied
the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal
financial assistance or under any program or activity conducted by any Executive agency or by the
United States Postal Service.
Public Law 94-142 of 1975 Education of All Handicapped Children - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-To ensure
that special education services are available to children who need them
To guarantee that decisions about services to disabled students are fair and appropriate
To establish specific management and auditing requirements for special education
To provide federal funds to help the states educate disabled students
FAPE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Free Appropriate Public Education
, -created with Rehabilitation Act of 1973
-the provision of regular or special education and related aids and services that are designed to meet
individual needs of handicapped persons as well as the needs of non-handicapped persons are met and
based on adherence to procedural safeguards outlined in the law
-Under the IDEA, FAPE is defined as an educational program that is individualized to a specific child,
designed to meet that child's unique needs, provides access to the general curriculum, meets the grade-
level standards established by the state, and from which the child receives educational benefit
IEP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Individualized Education Program
-If your child receives special education services, he must have an Individualized Education Program
(IEP). That's the law. An IEP is an important legal document. It spells out your child's learning needs, the
services the school will provide and how progress will be measured.
ARD - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-These letters stand for Admission, Review, and Dismissal. It is the Texas
name for the group of people who make educational decisions about the student. The purpose of the
ARD meeting is to provide an opportunity for parents and educators to discuss and develop an
educational program for the student (the I.E.P.) The ARD committee must meet at least once a year.
Parents in Texas are invited to "ARD meetings".
Amendments (1986) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the
Education of the Handicapped Act, to authorize an early intervention program for handicapped infants,
and for other purposes.
IDEA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
-IDEA was originally enacted by Congress in 1975 to ensure that children with disabilities have the
opportunity to receive a free appropriate public education, just like other children
- IDEA was previously known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) from 1975 to
1990. In 1990, the United States Congress reauthorized EHA and changed the title to IDEA (Public Law
