# Federal default (IDEA) — Special education initial evaluation deadlines by state — days, day type, and what starts the clock

For Federal default (IDEA), evaluation deadline is within 60 days of receiving parental consent; day type is calendar days; clock starts on is receiving parental consent for the evaluation; statute or rule is 34 CFR 300.301, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Federal default (IDEA) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Evaluation deadline:** within 60 days of receiving parental consent _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Day type:** calendar days _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Clock starts on:** receiving parental consent for the evaluation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or rule:** 34 CFR 300.301 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (i) Must be conducted within 60 days of receiving parental consent for the evaluation; or

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-III/part-300/subpart-D/subject-group-ECFR1ff92ac67e6a7cb/section-300.301

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-04-28.
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