3.0.0 1237 2023-01-15T22:33:38Z 2023-01-15T22:33:38Z House H HR 2003-03-12 108 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2003-04-07T19:11:55Z Referred to 2003-03-12T16:02:20Z 2003-04-07 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. Committee 2003-03-12 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 N Education Alcoholism Authorization Case management Child abuse Child care workers Child development Child health Child welfare Congress Congressional reporting requirements Continuing education Crime and Law Enforcement Day care Department of Education Disabled Drug abuse Economics and Public Finance Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Families Family services Family violence Federal aid to education Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Health Higher education Infants Intergovernmental fiscal relations Labor and Employment Medical research Mental depression Mental health services Parent and child Performance measurement Preschool education Science, Technology, Communications Special education Teacher education Education 00 2003-03-12 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve certain funds for incentive grants to reward States meeting performance objectives under part C, as follows: (1) 75 percent of such grants for high-quality programs in general; and (2) 25 percent for high-quality programs that make at-risk infants and toddlers eligible and that provide such services to at least three and one-half percent of children under age three in the State.

Revises provisions for transition from part C to part B (Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities).

Makes permanent the authorization of appropriations for part C.

Revises part C eligibility conditions to include those in families where there is diagnosed serious maternal depression, confirmed parental substance abuse, or documented family violence (including child abuse). Requires all abused or neglected children under age three to be referred to the State's child find system for evaluation and, if appropriate, receipt of early intervention services.

Includes parent-child and family therapy among part C services.

Includes early intervention personnel training and professional development among State and national activities. Directs the Secretary to make grants for such pre- and in-service training and development.

Directs the Secretary to commission the National Academy of Sciences to: (1) develop a model meaning for developmental delay for States to use in establishing early intervention services under part C; and (2) estimate the percentage of each State's population who would receive such services if the model were adopted.

Requires the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council under IDEA to study and report on mechanisms for providing service coordination from birth through age five for infants, toddlers, and children served under part C and preschool grant provisions.]]>

Early Intervention Improvement Act Display Title Early Intervention Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to improve early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Early Intervention Improvement Act Introduced in House 2003-03-12T05:00:00Z 2003-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.