{"id":22147,"date":"2018-02-08T11:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T15:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=22147"},"modified":"2018-02-08T12:16:59","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T16:16:59","slug":"whats-the-difference-u-s-code-and-code-of-federal-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/whats-the-difference-u-s-code-and-code-of-federal-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the Difference? U.S. Code and Code of Federal Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"What%27s%20the%20Difference%3F%20U.S.%20Code%20and%20Code%20of%20Federal%20Regulations\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>Could you explain the difference between United States Code and Code of Federal Regulations. I know the CFR is law. Is the U.S.C. law as well?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21697\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gavel.onbinder.800-e1491326201676.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"228\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The best explanation\/quick reference about the Code and the Federal Regulations is found in <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition<\/span>, p. 7-8.<\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"color: #333300;\">Law Book<\/span> contains both the law (U.S. Code) and the Federal Regulations. If you don\u2019t have a copy, get one today. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.store.html\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.store.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA 2004 is a law enacted by Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Congress first publishes this law as an \u201cAct\u201d in the Statutes, then organizes laws by subject in the United States Code (U.S.C.) &#8211; legal citation is 20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Education develops and publishes the federal special education regulations to clarify and explain the United States Code. <strong>A regulation must be consistent with the United States Code and has the same force of law.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Special Education Regulations are published in the Code of Federal Regulations &#8211; legal citation is 34 CFR Section 300.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Addressing Social Skills Needs<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Specifically, is there a law that says the IEP team has to consider functional needs and that the school has to develop a plan to help my child with social skills?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>My child has a pragmatic language delay making social situations challenging for her. She is bullied, isolated, has difficulty standing up for herself. At lunch, lining up, during group class activities &#8211; she has trouble navigating friendships or buddying up with others.<\/p>\n<p>Is the school required by Code to help her?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22142 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/brown.eyes_.girl_.600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"324\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Schools are <em>lega<\/em><em>lly required by the law<\/em>, IDEA 2004, to consider your child\u2019s present levels of functional performance and functional goals in IEPs.<\/p>\n<p>The requirements about using present levels of functional performance to develop functional goals in IEPs are in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IDEA 2004 at <span style=\"color: #333300;\">20 U.S.C. Section 1414(d) <\/span><\/li>\n<li>the federal Special Education Regulations at 34 CFR Section 300.320<\/li>\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/comment\/46661-46688.reg.320-328.ieps.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Commentary at page 46661<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Start with the links below for more answers to your questions about functional and social skills.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/howey\/iep.functional.perf.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/howey\/iep.functional.perf.htm<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/is-the-school-required-to-provide-social-skills-training\/\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/is-the-school-required-to-provide-social-skills-training\/<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/iep.develop.popup.resp3.htm<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/13\/nl.0402.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/13\/nl.0402.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could you explain the difference between United States Code and Code of Federal Regulations. 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