Defense · IDEA

IDEA for defense AI workflows

IDEA in defense AI workflows: what compliance requires, who asks for evidence, and the records to keep.

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Legal forceBinding on states and school districts receiving IDEA funds

SectorDefense

Checked21 Oct 2026

01 / The rule

What IDEA requires

States, school districts and public agencies that receive IDEA funds and serve children with disabilities.

01Develop each IEP through the IEP team, including parents, based on the individual child; AI drafts cannot replace team decisions.
02Use a variety of assessment tools; never use any single measure as the sole criterion for eligibility or programming (34 CFR 300.304(b)).
03Use assessments that are not racially or culturally discriminatory, valid and reliable for their purpose, and given by trained personnel.
04Protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable information in special education records (34 CFR 300.610-300.626).
05Consider each child's need for assistive technology devices and services, and provide them when needed.

02 / In this sector

In a defense AI workflow

AI tools that screen for disabilities, score assessments or generate IEP goals must meet IDEA's validity, non-discrimination and individualization requirements. Special education data sent to AI vendors falls under IDEA's confidentiality rules as well as FERPA.

Usually asked by

Program office leads and ATO-package owners.

Named alongside

NIST AI RMF · DoW RAI · OMB M-25-21.

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03 / Records

Records to keep

01IEP meeting records showing team review of any AI-drafted content
02Evaluation reports listing instruments used and their validity
03Parental consent and records-disclosure logs
04Assistive technology consideration documented in the IEP

Optional evidence · where Planisphere fits

Keep a record anyone can check

When your team meets a duty, Planisphere can seal the event it reports as a receipt.

01 · Your teamRecord the event

A disclosure shown, a review signed, a model change approved: the event your system reports.

02 · PlanisphereSeal it

The event becomes a sealed receipt, dated and attributed to whoever is signed in.

03 · AnyoneCheck it

Paste the receipt into Verify. No account or key.

A record supports your compliance evidence process. It is not a legal finding or a certification. Systems that call Planisphere's gate API can also hold or refuse an action before it runs.

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