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Special thanks is extended to the many individuals who assisted in the work of this manual. State liaisons from all 50 state department of education, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, worked to ensure that he information provided here is accurate and up-to-date. Without their assistance, this information could not have been provided to our readers.

Special thanks is given to G. Mario Moreno, Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs, the principal office for Non-Public Education. Thanks are also due to our colleagues Charles Albert, Steve Freid, and Phil Rosenfelt in the Office of the General Counsel and to our summer intern, Ariel Herman, for their help in assembling, reviewing and revising this document.

Our readers are cautioned that in reviewing any particular legal questions, the underlying state constitutions, laws and relevant court decisions should be consulted. Nothing in this study reflects the position of the U.S. Department of Education as to the meaning or effect of any state legal requirement.

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