The purposes of this part are to:
(1) Ensure that all children with disabilities in the State of Arkansas have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for:
- (A) Further education;
- (B) Employment; and
- (C) Independent living;
- (2) Ensure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected;
- (3) Assist public agencies, local education agencies, and educational service agencies to provide for the education of children with disabilities in the State of Arkansas; and
- (4) Assess and ensure the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilities in the State of Arkansas.