Section 281.41.1. Purposes.

The purposes of this chapter are as follows:

        1.            To ensure that all children with disabilities 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 further education, employment, and independent living;

        2.            To ensure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected;

        3.            To assist local educational agencies, area education agencies, and state agencies to provide for the education of all children with disabilities and to allocate responsibilities among those agencies; and

        4.            To assess and ensure the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilities.