Education Responsibilities for School-Age Children in Residential Care

Education Responsibilities for School-Age Children in Residential Care, informally referred to as the Purple Book, is a manual issued in 1996.  The manual outlines the programmatic and fiscal responsibilities for the education of school-age children, including children with disabilities, placed by parents or State agencies in residential programs certified, licensed, or operated by other State agencies. The document also provides the reader with specific legal and regulatory references.

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