The following table summarizes state statutory standards. The citations are preliminary reference points and do not conform to official Bluebook citation requirements.
| State | Language | Citation |
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| Alabama | | |
| Alaska | Personalized instruction with sufficient support services to permit child to benefit educationally from instruction | 14.30.350 |
| Arizona | To extent need special education in order to receive educational benefit of FAPE appropriate to needs | 17-761 |
| Arkansas | Provide services so that child with disabilities receives | 6-41-202 & 205 |
| California | Assist individuals to benefit from specially designed instruction | 56031 |
| Colorado | Provide educational opportunities to all children to enable them to lead fulfilling and productive lives | 22-20-102 |
| Conn. | Specially designed instruction…designed to meet…educational needs | 98-168 |
| Delaware | FAPE means special education designed to assist children…to benefit from an education | 14/3101 |
| Florida | | |
| Georgia | | |
| Hawaii | Purpose to render appropriate services | 302A-436 |
| Idaho | Designed to meet unique needs of child | 32-2001 |
| Illinois | | |
| Indiana | Designed to assist child to benefit from instruction | 20-1-6-1 |
| Iowa | Designed to meet needs of children. Sufficient to meet needs of children. Every child needing special education shall, if reasonably possible receive a level of education commensurate with level provided each child who does not receive special education | 256B2 |
| Kansas | Services necessary to enable educational benefit in accordance with abilities and capacities | 72-962 |
| Kentucky | | Citation |
| Louisiana | Appropriate free publicly supported education | 17:1941 & 2 |
| Maine | Provide equal educational opportunities | 21A-7201 |
| Maryland | Meets standard of Board & IDEA. Meets unique needs of child. | 8-401 |
| Michigan | Develop maximum potential | 380.1751 |
| Minn. | Provide special education to extent required by IDEA | 125A.03 |
| Miss. | Competent educational services…To reach his/her appropriate and uniquely designed goals for success | 37-23-1 |
| Missouri | Develop maximum capacity Meet the needs and maximize capabilities | 162.675 |
| Montana | Meet requirements set by state superintendent & IDEA | 20-7-401 |
| Nebraska | Entitled to meaningful educational program | 79-1111 |
| Nevada | Receive benefits of appropriate plan Reasonably equal opportunity | 395.020 |
| New Hampshire | Equal educational opportunity, FAPE, & consider costs…when assessing appropriateness | 186-C:1 |
| New Jersey | | |
| New Mexico | | |
| New York | Suitable educational opportunities | 4402 |
| No Carolina | Full and fair opportunity to reach his or her full potential | 115C-106 |
| No. Dakota | FAPE | 15-59-02.1 |
| Ohio | Designed to meet unique needs & appropriate education | 3323:01 |
| Oklahoma | Provision of services consistent with IDEA | 70-13-103 |
| Oregon | Specially designed to meet unique needs | 343.035 |
| Penn. | Specially designed instruction | 13-1371 |
| Rhode Island | Special education that will best satisfy needs | 16-24-1 |
| So. Carolina | Appropriate education | 59-33-10 |
| So. Dakota | FAPE | 13-37-1.3 |
| Tennessee | FAPE | 49-10-103 |
| Texas | FAPE | 29.001 |
| Utah | | |
| Vermont | Equal educational opportunity equals FAPE | 16-2941 |
| Virginia | FAPE | 22.1-214 |
| Washington | Appropriate educational opportunity | 28A.155.02 |
| W. Virginia | Educate in accordance with capacities, limitations, & needs | 18-20-1 |
| Wisconsin | FAPE | 115.76 |
| Wyoming | FAPE | 21-2-501 |
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