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U.S. Code, Title 20, Education
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 1471. Findings and Purpose
(a) Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Federal Government has an ongoing obligation to support programs, projects, and activities that contribute to positive results for children with disabilities, enabling them—
(A) to meet their early intervention, educational, and transitional goals and, to the maximum extent possible, educational standards that have been established for all children; and
(B) to acquire the skills that will empower them to lead productive and independent adult lives.
(2)(A) As a result of more than 20 years of Federal support for research, demonstration projects, and personnel preparation, there is an important knowledge base for improving results for children with disabilities.
(B) Such knowledge should be used by States and local educational agencies to design and implement state-of-the-art educational systems that consider the needs of, and include, children with disabilities, especially in environments in which they can learn along with their peers and achieve results measured by the same standards as the results of their peers.
(3)(A) Continued Federal support is essential for the development and maintenance of a coordinated and high-quality program of research, demonstration projects, dissemination of information, and personnel preparation.
(B) Such support—
(i) enables State educational agencies and local educational agencies to improve their educational systems and results for children with disabilities;
(ii) enables State and local agencies to improve early intervention services and results for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families; and
(iii) enhances the opportunities for general and special education personnel, related services personnel, parents, and paraprofessionals to participate in pre-service and in-service training, to collaborate, and to improve results for children with disabilities and their families.
(4) The Federal Government plays a critical role in facilitating the availability of an adequate number of qualified personnel—
(A) to serve effectively the over 5,000,000 children with disabilities;
(B) to assume leadership positions in administrative and direct-service capacities related to teacher training and research concerning the provision of early intervention services, special education, and related services; and
(C) to work with children with low-incidence disabilities and their families.
(5) The Federal Government performs the role described in paragraph (4)—
(A) by supporting models of personnel development that reflect successful practice, including strategies for recruiting, preparing, and retaining personnel;
(B) by promoting the coordination and integration of—
(i) personnel-development activities for teachers of children with disabilities; and
(ii) other personnel-development activities supported under Federal law, including this subpart;
(C) by supporting the development and dissemination of information about teaching standards; and
(D) by promoting the coordination and integration of personnel-development activities through linkage with systemic-change activities within States and nationally.
(b) Purpose
The purpose of this subpart is to provide Federal funding for coordinated research, demonstration projects, outreach, and personnel-preparation activities that—
(1) are described in sections 1472 through 1474 of this title;
(2) are linked with, and promote, systemic change; and
(3) improve early intervention, educational, and transitional results for children with disabilities.
(Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 671, as added Pub. L. 105–17, title I, § 101, June 4, 1997, 111 Stat. 135.)
A prior section 1471, Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 671, as added Pub. L. 99–457, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 1145; amended Pub. L. 100–630, title I, § 108(a), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3301; Pub. L. 101–476, title IX, § 901(b)(158)–(161), Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1149; Pub. L. 102–119, §§ 11, 25(a)(16), (b), Oct. 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 595, 606, 607, related to congressional findings and policy with regard to early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–17, title II, § 203(b), June 4, 1997, 111 Stat. 157, effective July 1, 1998.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 1471. Findings and Purpose," U.S. Code, Title 20, Education in U.S. Code, Title 20, Education (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed December 26, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V4EE171KC8ACLAB.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 1471. Findings and Purpose." U.S. Code, Title 20, Education, in U.S. Code, Title 20, Education, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 26 Dec. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V4EE171KC8ACLAB.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 1471. Findings and Purpose' in U.S. Code, Title 20, Education. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 20, Education, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 26 December 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V4EE171KC8ACLAB.
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