Foreword This publication replaces the document: REVISED EDITION OF SUGGESTED UTILIZATION OR RESOURCES AND GUIDE FOR EXPENDITURES (RESURGE), issued in 1972. A description of the specific requirements of Title II of the Education Amendments of 1976 is included. In addition, the requirements of related legislation are addressed. The purpose of this publication is to provide resource information for State staff in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs and services for students who have special needs. The document is also designed to serve as a basis for compatibility in reporting enrollments and other pertinent information about vocational education programs for special needs students. The effort and support of all educational personnel are required to identify and recruit disadvantaged and handicapped students and to coordinate the delivery of appropriate services to them. Cooperation and coordinated planning are essential among all segments of the educational community and the related agencies which serve disadvantaged and handicapped persons. The classifications and definitions presented in this document have been developed jointly with the National Center for Educational Statistics and the U.S. Office of Education, Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (BEH). A task force which represented State personnel responsible for vocational education for persons with special needs participated in the development of this document. Task force membership included: Dr. James Barge (Florida), Mr. Hal Birkland (Minnesota), Ms. Ruth Brown (Maryland), and Mr. Thomas J. McNulty (New Jersey). The suggestions received from other State supervisors and other Office of Education personnel have also been incorporated into this publication. The actual preparation was done by Ms. Barbara H. Kemp and Ms. Frances G. Saunders of the Division of Vocational and Technical Education in the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education, U.S. Office of Education. Vocational Education Legislation Relating to the Implementation of Services and Programs for the Disadvantaged and |