---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 300.15"
title: "34"
number: "300.15"
heading: "Evaluation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/300.15"
---

# §300.15. Evaluation.


Evaluation means procedures used in accordance with [§§ 300.304 through 300.311](/cfr/34/300.304..300.311.md) to determine whether a child has a disability and the nature and extent of the special education and related services that the child needs.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1406, 1411-1419, and 3474; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 46753, Aug. 14, 2006, unless otherwise noted.