training of teachers of handicapped children

training of teachers of handicapped children Sec. 301. (a) (1) The second sentence of the first section of the Act of September 6, 1958 (Public Law 85–926), is amended by striking out “Such grants” and inserting in lieu thereof “Grants under this section” and by striking out “fellowships” and inserting in lieu thereof “fellowships or traineeships”. (2) Such section is further amended by inserting before the second sentence thereof, the following new sentence: “He is also authorized to make grants to public or other nonprofit institutions of higher learning to assist them in providing professional or advanced training for personnel engaged or preparing to engage in employment as teachers of handicapped children, as supervisors of such teachers, or as speech correctionists or other specialists providing special services for education of such children, or engaged or preparing to engage in research in fields related to education of such children.” (3) The first sentence of such section is amended by striking out “mentally retarded children” and inserting in lieu thereof “mentally retarded, hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, visually handicapped, seriously emotionally disturbed, crippled, or other health impaired children who by reason thereof require special education (hereinafter in this Act referred to as ‘handicapped children’)”. Section 2 of such Act is amended by striking out “mentally retarded children” and inserting in lieu thereof “handicapped children”. (4) The second sentence of section 3 of such Act is repealed. Section 7 of such Act is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 7. There are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out this Act $11,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964; $14,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965; and $19,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966.” (5) The amendments made by this subsection shall apply in the case of fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1963, except that deaf children shall not be included as “handicapped children” for purposes of such amendments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964. (b) Effective for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1964, the first section of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “The Commissioner is also authorized to 77 Stat. 295make grants to public or other nonprofit institutions of higher learning to assist them in establishing and maintaining scholarships, with such stipends as may be determined by the Commissioner, for training personnel preparing to engage in employment as teachers of the deaf.” (c) (1) The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 6 of the Act of September 22, 1961 (Public Law 87–276, 20 U.S.C. 676) is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following: “, and $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964”. (2) Subsection (b) of such section 6 is amended by striking out “1963” and inserting in lieu thereof “1964”.