State IEP compliance hub
Every state's special education clocks, in one table.
Evaluation timelines, citations and transition ages for 50 states and D.C. Free to use and cite.
51
jurisdictions covered
24
set an evaluation clock other than 60 calendar days
28
start transition planning before age 16
| Citation | Transition by | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 60 calendar days | Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-8-9-.02 | age 16 |
| Alaska | 90 calendar days | 4 AAC 52.115(a) | age 16 |
| Arizona | 60 calendar days | Ariz. Admin. Code R7-2-401(E) | age 16 |
| Arkansas | 60 calendar days | 005.18.10 Ark. Code R. § 001 | age 16 |
| California | 60 calendar days | Cal. Educ. Code §§ 56043(c), 56344(a) | age 16 |
| Colorado | 60 calendar days | 1 CCR 301-8, Rule 4.02 | age 15 |
| Connecticut | 45 school days | Regs. Conn. State Agencies § 10-76d-13(a) | age 14 |
| Delaware | 45 school days | 14 Del. Admin. Code § 925-2.3 | age 14 |
| District of Columbia | 60 calendar days | D.C. Code § 38-2561.02(a)(2)(A); 5-A DCMR § 3005.4 | age 14 |
| Florida | 60 calendar days | Fla. Admin. Code R. 6A-6.0331(3)(g) | age 14 |
| Georgia | 60 calendar days | Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 160-4-7-.04 | age 16 |
| Hawaii | 60 calendar days | Haw. Code R. § 8-60-33 | age 16 |
| Idaho | 60 calendar days | Idaho Special Education Manual, Ch. 4; IDAPA 08.02.03.109 | age 16 |
| Illinois | 60 school days | 105 ILCS 5/14-8.02; 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226.110 | age 14.5 |
| Indiana | 50 instructional days | 511 IAC 7-40-5 | age 14 |
| Iowa | 60 calendar days | Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-41.301 | age 14 |
| Kansas | 60 school days | K.A.R. 91-40-8(f) | age 14 |
| Kentucky | 60 school days | 707 KAR 1:320 | age 14 |
| Louisiana | 60 business days | La. Admin. Code tit. 28, pt. XLIII, § 302; pt. CI, § 511 | age 16 |
| Maine | 45 school days | 05-071 C.M.R. ch. 101 (MUSER), § V | age 16 |
| Maryland | 60 calendar days | COMAR 13A.05.01.06A | age 14 |
| Massachusetts | 30 school days | 603 CMR 28.05(1) | age 14 |
| Michigan | 30 school days | Mich. Admin. Code R. 340.1721b(1) | age 16 |
| Minnesota | 30 school days | Minn. R. 3525.2550, subp. 2 | age 14 |
| Mississippi | 60 calendar days | 7 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 34, § 300.301 | age 14 |
| Missouri | 60 calendar days | Missouri State Plan for Special Education, Regulation III; 5 CSR 20-300.110 | age 16 |
| Montana | 60 calendar days | ARM 10.16.3320(2)(d); 34 CFR § 300.301(c)(1) | age 16 |
| Nebraska | 45 school days | 92 NAC 51-009.04 | age 14 |
| Nevada | 45 school days | NAC 388.337 | age 14 |
| New Hampshire | 60 calendar days | N.H. Code Admin. R. Ed 1107.01(c) | age 16 |
| New Jersey | 90 calendar days | N.J.A.C. 6A:14-3.4 | age 14 |
| New Mexico | 60 calendar days | 6.31.2.10 NMAC | age 14 |
| New York | 60 calendar days | 8 NYCRR § 200.4(b)(7) | age 15 |
| North Carolina | 90 calendar days | NC 1503-2.2(c) | age 14 |
| North Dakota | 60 calendar days | N.D. Admin. Code § 67-23-01-03 | age 16 |
| Ohio | 60 calendar days | Ohio Admin. Code 3301-51-06 | age 14 |
| Oklahoma | 45 school days | Oklahoma Special Education Policies and Procedures; OSDE Evaluation and Eligibility Handbook | age 16 |
| Oregon | 60 school days | OAR 581-015-2110(5) | age 16 |
| Pennsylvania | 60 calendar days | 22 Pa. Code § 14.123(b) | age 14 |
| Rhode Island | 60 calendar days | 200-RICR-20-30-6, § 300.301 | age 14 |
| South Carolina | 60 calendar days | 34 CFR § 300.301(c)(1); S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 43-243 | age 16 |
| South Dakota | 25 school days | ARSD 24:05:25:03 | age 16 |
| Tennessee | 60 calendar days | Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0520-01-09-.05 | age 14 |
| Texas | 45 school days | Tex. Educ. Code § 29.004; 19 TAC § 89.1011 | age 14 |
| Utah | 45 school days | USBE Special Education Rules (R277-750) | age 16 |
| Vermont | 60 calendar days | Vermont State Board Rule 2362.2.1; 34 CFR § 300.301(c)(1) | age 16 |
| Virginia | 65 business days | 8VAC20-81-60 | age 14 |
| Washington | 35 school days | WAC 392-172A-03005 | age 16 |
| West Virginia | 80 calendar days | W. Va. Code St. R. § 126-16 (Policy 2419), Chapter 3 | age 14 |
| Wisconsin | 60 calendar days | Wis. Stat. § 115.78(3) | age 14 |
| Wyoming | 60 calendar days | WDE Chapter 7 Rules; 34 CFR § 300.301(c)(1) | age 16 |
51 of 51 jurisdictions. Highlighted clocks differ from the federal 60 calendar days in 34 CFR § 300.301(c)(1).
Compiled from state administrative codes and state education agency guidance, reviewed October 2026. Rules change; confirm against your state's current regulations before relying on a date. Dataset licensed CC BY 4.0.
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