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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman

SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
JOHN BRADEMAS, Indiana, Chairman

CONTENTS

Hearings held in Washington, D.C.:

March 9, 1973_.

March 21, 1973

Text of H.R. 4199_.

Statement of—

Billington, Ann, student, Gallaudet College, Washington, D.C.-
Burgdorf, Marcia, project attorney, National Center for Law and the
Handicapped, South Bend, Ind..

Charron, Mrs. Rita, National Association for Retarded Children,
Governmental Affairs Committee_-_-

Connor, Frances, chairman, Department of Special Education,
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, N. Y.
Cunningham, Glenn, Ph. D., representing the National Easter Seal
Society for Crippled Children and Adults, and an olympic star_..
Dinger, Jack, president elect, Council for Exceptional Children, and
chairman of the Department of Special Education, Slippery Rock
State College, Slippery Rock, Pa. Accompanied by: Willian Geer,
executive secretary, Council for Exceptional Children, and Frederick
J. Weintraub, assistant executive secretary, Council for Exceptional
Children___.

Johns, Elizabeth, representative, American Speech and Hearing
Association, and Msgr. John Hourihan, representative, Council
on Education of the Deaf, New Jersey --

Kurzman, Stephen, Assistant Secretary for Legislation, HEW, Dr.
Edwin Martin, and Judy Pitney---

Marsh, Mrs. Dorothy, special education consultant, Lincoln Center, accompanied by Janet Rhoads__

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Nolan, Lloyd, stage and screen actor, honorary chairman of the
National Society of Autistic Children, accompanied by Mrs. Mary
Akerley

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Ohrtman, Dr. William F., director, Bureau of Special Education,
Pennsylvania, Herbert D. Nash, and Earl B. Anderson

Rettie, Dwight F., executive director, National Recreation and Park
Association, accompanied by Mrs. Thomas W. Sarnoff and David
Park...

Ross, Clarke, Federal programs consultant, United Cerebral Palsy
Association: accompanied by Una Haynes, associate director and
nurse consultant, Professional Services Program Department,
United Cerebral Palsy Association___

Schloss, Irvin P., coordinator of government relations, American
Foundation for the Blind, accompanied by John Nagle__
Statements, letters, supplemental material, etc.:

Charron, Mrs. Rita, Governmental Affairs Committee, National As-
sociation for Retarded Children, testimony of.......

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Connor, Frances, chairman, Department of Special Education,
Teachers College, Columbia University, statement of
Council for Exceptional Children, publication entitled “A Continuing
Summary of Pending and Completed Litigation Regarding the
Education of Handicapped Children".

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Dinger, Dr. Jack C., president-elect, The Council for Exceptional
Children and professor and chairman, Department of Special
Education, Slippery Rock State College, statement of..

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Statements, letters, supplemental material, etc.—Continued

"Let Me Learn With the Other Kids," article in Learning Magazine... Marsh, Mrs. Dorothy, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., statement of_

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Nagle, John F., chief of the Washington Office, National Federation of the Blind, statement of.

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Nolan, Lloyd, honorary chairman, National Society for Autistic
Children, statement of..

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"Public Education for the Blind," article in Learning Magazine_ Rettie, Dwight F., executive director, National Recreation and Park Association, statement of___

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Schloss, Irvin P., coordinator of government relations, American
Foundation for the Blind, statement of___

Ross, Clarke, Federal programs consultant, statement in behalf of
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc..

Weintraub, Frederick J., assistant executive director for governmental relations, the Council for Exceptional Children, letter to Chairman Brademas, dated June 8, 1973__..

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EDUCATION OF THE HANDICAPPED ACT

AMENDMENTS

FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1973

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR,

Washington, D.C.

The subcommittee met at 9:45 a.m., pursuant to notice, in room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. John Brademas (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding.

Present: Representatives Brademas, Meeds, Landgrebe, Hansen, and Sarasin.

Staff members present: Jack G. Duncan, counsel; James Harvey, assistant staff director; Gladys Walker, clerk, and Martin LaVor, minority legislative associate.

[H.R. 4199, 93d Cong., First Sess.]

[Text of H.R. 4199 follows:]

A BILL To extend the Education of the Handicapped Act for three years

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 604 of the Education of the Handicapped Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Subject to section 448 (b) of the General Education Provisions Act, the Advisory Committee shall continue to exist until July 1, 1976."

PART B-ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR EDUCATION OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

SEC. 2. Section 611(b) of the Education of the Handicapped Act is amended by striking out "and" after "1972," and by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ", $300,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $350,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $400,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976”.

SEC. 3. Section 612(a)(1) (B) of such Act is amended by striking out "1973" and inserting in lieu thereof "1976".

PART C-CENTERS AND SERVICES TO MEET SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE HANDICAPPED SEC. 4. Section 626 of such Act is amended by striking out "and" after "1972," and by inserting after "1973," the following: "$75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $85,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976,".

PART D-TRAINING PERSONNEL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE HANDICAPPED SEC. 5. Section 636 of such Act is amended by striking out "and" after "1972," and inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ", $110,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $115,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $120,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976".

PART E-RESEARCH IN THE EDUCATION OF THE HANDICAPPED

SEC. 6. Section 644 of such Act is amended by striking out "and" after "1972," and by inserting after "1973," the following: "$50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976,".

PART F-INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA FOR THE HANDICAPPED

SEC. 7. Section 664 of such Act is amended by inserting after "1973," the following: ", $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974,".

PART G-SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES

SEC. 8. Section 661 (c) of such Act is amended by striking out "and" after "1971," and by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ", $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $45,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976".

Mr. BRADEMAS. The Select Subcommittee on Education will come to order for the purpose of receiving testimony on H.R. 4199, a bill to extend for 3 years the Education of the Handicapped Act.

The Chair would observe initially that this legislation, Public Law 91-230, is scheduled to expire on June 30, 1973. I must say, speaking for myself that I feel we must act now to insure that the Federal effort in the education of handicapped children continues without disruption.

The Chair would also observe at the outset that although the Federal effort in assisting the States in the education of handicapped children has been substantial in the past few years, we still have a long road to travel before reaching our goal of providing every handicapped child with the special educational services he needs.

For example, although the Federal investment, in the training of special education teachers, rose from $2.5 million in fiscal year 1962 to $34.6 million in fiscal year 1972-during which period the number of teachers working with handicapped children rose from 20,000 to 162,000-if we are to provide special educational services to the 7 million handicapped children who require them, we shall need 300,000 specially trained teachers.

The Chair would also observe that in the past 5 years, Federal dollars to assist States educate handicapped children have increased from $45 million to $250 million.

The States advise us, however, that less than one-half of the children who need special education programs are presently being served. Clearly these figures show the need for prompt action so that we can continue the programs authorized by the Education of the Handicapped Act for the benefit of our disabled children.

This act provides grants to States for the education of preschool, as well as elementary and secondary school handicapped children, including the mentally retarded and the emotionally disturbed.

The act also authorizes centers to meet the special educational needs of handicapped children as well as personnel training, research in education and recreation for the handicapped, and a national center on educational media and materials for the handicapped.

The subcommittee is privileged to have a distinguished list of wit