PUBLIC LAW 102-421 —OCT. 16, 1992 106 STAT. 2165 SEC. 202. TRAINING PERSONNEL; EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETERS. (a) TRAINING PERSONNEL.—Section 631(a) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:
- (8)(A) In making grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary
may make grants through a separate competition to institutions of higher education, in partnership with local educational agencies and center schools for students who are deaf, to carry out not less than 4 regional model demonstration training programs on deafness and secondary disabilities. "(B) Such programs shall provide preservice and inservice training to teachers and school administrators, and leadership personnel, in the education of students who are deaf and to related services personnel.**. (b) EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETERS.— Section 631 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following subsection: "(b)(1) The Secretary may make grants to institutions of higher education, and other appropriate nonprofit agencies or organizations for the establishment or continuation of educational interpreter training programs to train personnel to effectively meet the various communication needs of elementary and secondary students who are deaf or deaf-blind. To the extent feasible, grants shall be geo- Rural and urban graphically dispersed throughout the Nation in urban and rural ^^eas. areas. "(2) The Secretary may make a grant under paragraph (1) only if the applicant for the grant provides an assurance that all interpreters receiving training under the grant will be provided training designed to develop skills necessary for facilitating effective communication for students who are deaf or deaf-blind. "(3) In making ^ants under paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide for the training or retraining (including short-term and in-service training) of regular education teachers who are involved in providing instruction to individuals who are deaf, but who are not certified as teachers of such individuals, and other personnel who work with such individuals, on the role of educational interpreters.". SEC. 203. RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. Section 641 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1441) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection: "(h)(1) The Secretary may make grants to institutions of higher education, in partnership with other appropriate agencies and organizations such as local educational agencies and center schools for students who are deaf, to— "(A) conduct research in the unique needs of children and youth, including minority children and youth, with disabilities; "(B) develop and evaluate specialized instructional methods, materials, curricula, and technologies for use with such children and youth; and "(C) develop and evaluate assessment techniques, instruments, and strategies used to identify, evaluate, and measure the progress of such children and youth.
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