Office of Special Education Programs

United States
Department of Education

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Department overview
Formed	October 17, 1979
Preceding agencies	United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare United States Office of Education
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Employees	5,000 (2007)
Annual budget	US$32 billion (2009)[1] US$56 billion (est. 2010) US$71 billion (est. 2011) ARRA Funding: US$102 billion (2009)[1] US$51 billion (est. 2010) US$23 billion (est. 2011)
Department executives	Arne Duncan, Secretary Anthony W. Miller, Deputy Secretary
Child Department	Click here
Website	www.ed.gov

Originally created as the Bureau of the Education of the Handicapped, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) 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).