CONTENTS 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 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. Nolan, Lloyd, stage and screen actor, honorary chairman of the National Society of Autistic Children, accompanied by Mrs. Mary 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 Ross, Clarke, Federal programs consultant, United Cerebral Palsy Association: accompanied by Una Haynes, associate director and Statements, letters, supplemental material, etc.: Charron, Mrs. Rita, Governmental Affairs Committee, National As- sociation for Retarded Children, testimony of... 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" Dinger, Dr. Jack C., president-elect, The Council for Exceptional 7 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_ Page 24 186 Nagle, John F., chief of the Washington Office, National Federation of the Blind, statement of_. 189 Nolan, Lloyd, honorary chairman, National Society for Autistic 158 "Public Education for the Blind," article in Learning Magazine. Rettie, Dwight F., executive director, National Recreation and Park Association, statement of.. 19 171 Ross, Clarke, Federal programs consultant, statement in behalf of 33 Schloss, Irvin P., coordinator of government relations, American 191 Weintraub, Frederick J., assistant executive director for governmental relations, the Council for Exceptional Children, letter to Chairman Brademas, dated June 8, 1973__ 28 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". |