Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 2.djvu/150

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104 STAT. 1130 PUBLIC LAW 101-476—OCT. 30, 1990 Scholarships and fellowships. Mino rities. Grant programs. Minorities. (1) in paragraph (2)(A), (A) by striking "for the personnel" and inserting "for special education, related services, earlv 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)(l)(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 inservice and preservice training of personnel to work with infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and their families; for inservice and preservice training of personnel to work with minority infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and their families; for preservice and inservice 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 inservice training shall include a component that addresses the coordination among all service providers, including regular educators,", (e) AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION (C),—