An IEP = Individual Education Plan. An IEP is for students with disabilities who are enrolled in either the public school or a school that the school is responsible for paying the tuition. An IEP outlines specific goals, accommodations, and service times, and the services are required to be offered within the normal school day
Both are legal documents, both are legislated under IDEIA. These regulations can be accessed by looking up Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act.
You are right that the article does not make a distinction, but from talking to a former principal with whom I teach who just came from NY, I found out that many districts were going far, FAR beyond what was required, at great expense to the districts for children not enrolled in the schools. If the children are not enrolled in the public school, then the school does not receive the allocation from the US Gov't or the NY gov't. People here are all the time talking about how to make schools go broke by withholding their kids. Well, this is in essence the blowback. The NY Education dept is saying that "if you want the service, we want the $$, so come on in, the water's fine." The NY governemnt is not collecting school taxes if the kids are not enrolled.
If the children are not enrolled in the public school, then the school does not receive the allocation from the US Gov't or the NY gov't.
I'd like to see that policy changed. When will a candidate be brave enough to talk about this issue? Illegal aliens are receiving public school services, but funding is denied for taxpaying citizens because they're not enrolled full-time. It makes no sense.