[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3438 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3438

To provide that the Secretary of Education may give preference, in the 
distribution of certain grants under the Individuals with Disabilities 
  Education Act, to local educational agencies and certain public or 
   private nonprofit organizations that provide training to regular 
  education personnel to meet the needs of children with disabilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2005

 Mr. Cummings introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that the Secretary of Education may give preference, in the 
distribution of certain grants under the Individuals with Disabilities 
  Education Act, to local educational agencies and certain public or 
   private nonprofit organizations that provide training to regular 
  education personnel to meet the needs of children with disabilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Training Expansion Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. PREFERENCES ALLOWED IN DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN GRANTS.

    Section 662(f)(3) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1462(f)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Preferences.--In selecting eligible entities for 
        assistance under this section, the Secretary may give 
        preference to--
                    ``(A) institutions of higher education that are 
                educating regular education personnel to meet the needs 
                of children with disabilities in integrated settings;
                    ``(B) institutions of higher education that are 
                educating special education personnel to work in 
                collaboration with regular educators in integrated 
                settings;
                    ``(C) institutions of higher education that are 
                successfully recruiting and preparing individuals with 
                disabilities and individuals from groups that are 
                underrepresented in the profession for which the 
                institution of higher education is preparing 
                individuals;
                    ``(D) eligible entities described in subparagraphs 
                (B), (E), and (F) of section 661(b) that are providing 
                training to regular education personnel to meet the 
                needs of children with disabilities in integrated 
                settings; and
                    ``(E) eligible entities described in subparagraphs 
                (B), (E), and (F) of section 661(b) that are providing 
                training to regular education personnel to work in 
                collaboration with special education personnel in 
                integrated settings.''.
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