Office of Special Education Programs
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| Formed | October 17, 1979 |
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| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Employees | 5,000 (2007) |
| Annual budget | US$32 billion (2009) US$56 billion (est. 2010) US$71 billion (est. 2011) ARRA Funding: US$102 billion (2009) US$51 billion (est. 2010) US$23 billion (est. 2011) |
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| Website | www.ed.gov |
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), formerly the Bureau of the Education of the Handicapped (BEH) is part of the U.S. Department of Education. OSEP provides leadership and support for professionals working with children with disabilities. Another critical role of OSEP is to protect the educational rights of children with disabilities from age three through twenty-one. OSEP is supervised by the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Education through the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).