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State-Level Transfer-of-Rights Rules

You can sort the data in the table by clicking on the top row of each column.

Jurisdiction Do IDEA Parental Rights Transfer? Is There a Transfer-of-Rights Statute or Regulation? Does It Clearly Satisfy All IDEA Requirements? Does It Refer to a Special Rule? Does It Mention Alternatives to Guardianship?

AL

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

AK

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

AZ

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

AR

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

BIE

Yes

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

CA

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

CO

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

CT

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DE

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

DOD

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

DC

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

FL

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

GA

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

HI

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

ID

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

IL

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

IN

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

KS

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

KY

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

LA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

ME

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

MD

No

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

MA

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

MI

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

MN

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

MS

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

MO

Yes

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

MT

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

NE

No

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

NV

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

NH

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

NJ

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

NM

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

NY

No

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

NC

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

ND

Yes

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

OH

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

OK

Yes

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

OR

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

PA

No

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

PR

Yes

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

RI

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

SC

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

SD

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

TN

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

TX

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

UT

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

VT

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

VA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

WA

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

WV

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

WI

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

WY

Yes

Yes

No

No

No