GRANTS FOR PERSONNEL TRAINING.

SEC. 401. GRANTS FOR PERSONNEL TRAINING. (a) Amendments to Subsection (a)(1).— Section 631(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1431(a)(1)) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “special education and early intervention” and inserting “special education, related services, and early intervention”; (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking “adaptive physical education” and inserting “adapted physical education and instructional and assistive technology services”; (3) in subparagraphs (B) through (D), by amending such subparagraphs to read as follows: “(B) related services to children and youth with disabilities in educational settings, and other settings, “(C) special education and other careers in preschool and early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities, “(D) special education leadership, including supervision and administration (at the advanced graduate, doctoral, and post-doctoral levels), special education research, and special education personnel preparation (at the doctoral and post-doctoral levels), and”. (b) Further Amendments to Subsection (a).— Section 631(a) (20 U.S.C. 1431(a)) is amended— 104 STAT. 1130 (1) in paragraph (2)(A), (A) by striking “for the personnel” and inserting “for special education, related services, early intervention, and other personnel”, and (B) after “shortages” inserting “, including the need for personnel in the provision of special education to children of limited English proficiency”; (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting before the period the following: “, and that include in their applications a detailed description of strategies that will be utilized to recruit and train members of minority groups and persons with disabilities”; (3) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Such institutions shall give priority consideration in the selection of qualified recipients of fellowships and traineeships to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, including minorities and individuals with disabilities who are underrepresented in the teaching profession or in the specializations in which they are being trained.”. (c) New Paragraphs in Subsection (a).— Section 631(a) (20 U.S.C. 1431(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: “(5) In making grants under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may determine that a portion of training supported through such grants shall be conducted on an interdisciplinary basis, and shall be designed to assist special educators in properly coordinating service provision with related services personnel. To the extent feasible, training programs funded under subsection (a)(1)(B) and (a)(1)(E) shall require practica to demonstrate the delivery of related services in an array of regular and special education and community settings. “(6) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent regular education or special education personnel from benefiting or participating in training activities conducted under this subsection on a preservice or inservice basis. “(7) The Secretary, in carrying out paragraph (1), shall make grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and other institutions of higher education whose minority student enrollment is at least 25 percent.”. (d) Amendments to Subsection (b).— Section 631(b) (20 U.S.C. 1431(b)) is amended by striking “nonprofit agencies” and all that follows and inserting the following: “nonprofit agencies and organizations to develop and demonstrate effective ways for preservice training programs to prepare regular educators to work with children and youth with disabilities and their families; for training teachers to work in community and school settings with school students with disabilities and their families; for in-service and preservice training of personnel to work with infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and their families; for in-service and preservice training of personnel to work with minority infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and their families; for preservice and in-service training of special education and related services personnel in the use of assistive and instructional technology to benefit infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities; and for the recruitment and retention of special education, related services, and early intervention personnel. Both preservice and in-service training shall include a component that addresses the coordination among all service providers, including regular educators.”. (e) Amendment to Subsection (c).— 104 STAT. 1131 (1) Section 631(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1431(c)(2)) is amended— (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: “(A) be governed by a board of directors of which a majority of the members are parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, particularly minority parents, and that includes members who are professionals, especially minority professionals, in the field of special education, early intervention, and related services, and individuals with disabilities, or, if the nonprofit private organization does not have such a board, such organization shall have a membership that represents the interests of individuals with disabilities, and shall establish a special governing committee of which a majority of the members are parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, particularly parents of minority children, and which includes members who are professionals, especially minority professionals, in the field of special education, early intervention, and related services, to operate the training and information program under paragraph (1), and parent and professional membership of these boards or special governing committees shall be broadly representative of minority and other individuals and groups having an interest in special education, early intervention, and related services;”; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking “children” and inserting “infants, toddlers, children, and youth”; and (ii) by striking “handicapping” and inserting “disabling”; and (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the period the following: “, and, for purposes of paragraph (1), network with clearinghouses, including those established under section 633 and other organizations and agencies, and network with other established national, State, and local parent groups representing the full range of parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, especially parents of minority children”. (2) Section 631(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1431(c)(2)) is amended by adding after subparagraph (C) the following: “Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to authorize or permit the denial to any person of the due process of law required by the United States Constitution.”. (f) Amendments to Subsection (c)(4).— Section 631(c)(4) (20 U.S.C. 1431(c)(4)) is amended— (1) by striking out “and” at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a comma; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: “(C) serve parents of minority children with disabilities representative to the proportion of the minority population in the areas being served, and “(D) be funded at a sufficient size, scope, and quality to ensure that the program is adequate to serve the parents in the area.”, (g) New Paragraph in Subsection (c).— Section 631(c) (20 U.S.C. 1431(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(9) After the establishment in each State of a parent training and information center, the Secretary shall provide for the establishment of 3 experimental centers to serve large numbers of parents of104 STAT. 1132 children with disabilities located in high density areas that do not have such centers and 2 such centers to serve large numbers of parents of children with disabilities located in rural areas. “(10) Effective for fiscal year 1991 and every year thereafter, the Secretary shall obtain data concerning programs and centers assisted under this subsection on— “(A) the number of parents provided information and training by disability category of their children, “(B) the types and modes of information or training provided, “(C) strategies used to reach and serve parents of minority infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, “(D) the number of parents served as a result of activities described under subparagraph (C), “(E) activities to network with other information clearing-houses and parent groups as required in subsection (c)(2)(C), and “(F) the number of agencies and organizations consulted with at the national, State, regional, and local levels. The Secretary shall include a summary of this information in the annual report to Congress as required in section 618(g).”. (h) Further Amendments to Subsection (c).— Section 631(c) (20 U.S.C. 1431(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), in the first and second sentences, by striking “parents of handicapped children” each place such term appears and inserting “parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities”; (2) in paragraph (5)— (A) in subparagraph (E), by amending such subparagraph to read as follows: “(E) obtain appropriate information about the range of options, programs, services, and resources available at the national, State, and local levels to assist infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and their families, and”; and (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking “handicapped” and all that follows and inserting the following: “infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities under this Act.”; and (3) in paragraph (7)— (A) by striking “with appropriate agencies which” and inserting the following: “and network with appropriate national, State, regional, and local agencies and organizations, such as protection and advocacy agencies, that”; and (B) by striking “handicapped children and youth” and inserting “infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and their families”.