Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 97.djvu/1401

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PUBLIC LAW 98-199—DEC. 2, 1983 97 STAT. 1369 1984, $5,300,000 for fiscal year 1985, and $5,600,000 for fiscal year 1986. "(e) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 625, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1984, $5,300,000 Ante, p. 1367. for fiscal year 1985, and $5,500,000 for fiscal year 1986. "(f) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 626, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1984, $6,330,000 Ante, p. 1367. for fiscal year 1985, and $6,660,000 for fiscal year 1986.". AMENDMENTS CONCERNING TRAINING PERSONNEL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE HANDICAPPED SEC. 11. Part D of the Act is amended to read as follows: "PART D—TRAINING PERSONNEL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE HANDICAPPED "GRANTS FOR PERSONNEL TRAINING "SEC. 631. (a)(1) The Secretary is authorized to make grants, which 20 USC 1431. may include scholarships with necessary stipends and allowances, to institutions of higher education (including the university-affiliated facilities program under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the 29 USC 701 note. satellite network of the developmental disabilities program) and other appropriate nonprofit agencies to assist them in training personnel for careers in special education including— "(A) special education teaching, including speech, language, and hearing impaired, and adaptive physical education; "(B) related services to handicapped children and youth in educationgil settings; "(C) special education supervision and administration; "(D) special education research; and "(E) training of special education personnel and other person- nel providing special services. "(2) The Secretary shall ensure that grants awarded to applicant institutions and agencies under this subsection meet State and professionally recognized standards for the training of special educa- tion and related services personnel. "(3) Grants under this subsection may be used by such institutions to assist in covering the cost of courses of training or study for such personnel and for establishing and maintaining fellowships or train- eeships with such stipends and allowances as may be determined by the Secretary. "(4) The Secretary in carrying out the purposes of this subsection may reserve a sum not to exceed 5 per centum of the amount available for this subsection in each fiscal year for contracts to prepare personnel in areas where shortages exist, when a response to that need has not been adequately addressed by the grant process. "(b) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions of higher education and other appropriate nonprofit agencies to con- duct special projects to develop and demonstrate new approaches for the preservice training purposes set forth in subsection (a), for regular educators, and for the inservice training of special education personnel, including classroom aides, related services personnel, and regular education personnel who serve handicapped children. '(c)(1) The Secretary is authorized to make grants through a separate competition to private nonprofit organizations for the pur-