# Rosa's Law
> **US Department of Education** · Final regulations. · Published 2017-07-11 · Effective 2017-08-10 · 82 FR 31910
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-14343
- **Category:** education-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Education
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 31910
- **CFR reference:** 34 CFR 104
- **Publication date:** 2017-07-11
- **Effective date:** 2017-08-10
- **Docket:** Docket ID ED-2017-OS-0051
## Abstract

Rosa's Law changes references to "mental retardation" in Federal law to "intellectual disability" or "intellectual disabilities." These final regulations implement this statutory change in applicable Department of Education regulations.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/07/11/2017-14343/rosas-law)
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