[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 57 (Tuesday, May 1, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4121-S4122]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 355. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1, to extend programs and activities under the 
Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 521, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:

     SEC. 405. AMENDMENT TO THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES 
                   EDUCATION ACT.

       Part D of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

      ``Chapter 3--Improving Early Intervention, Educational, and 
   Transitional Services and Results for Children with Disabilities 
               Through the Provision of Certain Services

     ``SEC. 691. FINDINGS.

       ``Congress makes the following findings:
       ``(1) Approximately 1,000,000 children and youth in the 
     United States have low-incidence disabilities which affects 
     the hearing, vision, movement, emotional, and intellectual 
     capabilities of such children and youth.
       ``(2) There are 15 States that do not offer or maintain 
     teacher training programs for any of the 3 categories of low-
     incidence disabilities. The 3 categories are deafness, 
     blindness, and severe disabilities.
       ``(3) There are 38 States in which teacher training 
     programs are not offered or maintained for 1 or more of the 3 
     categories of low-incidence disabilities.
       ``(4) The University of Northern Colorado is in a unique 
     position to provide expertise, materials, and equipment to 
     other schools and educators across the nation to train 
     current and future teachers to educate individuals that are 
     challenged by low-incidence disabilities.

     ``SEC. 692. NATIONAL CENTER FOR LOW-INCIDENCE DISABILITIES.

       ``In order to fill the national need for teachers trained 
     to educate children who are challenged with low-incidence 
     disabilities, the University of Northern Colorado shall be 
     designated as a National Center for Low-Incidence 
     Disabilities.

     ``SEC. 693. SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Grant.--The Secretary shall award a grant to the 
     University of Northern Colorado

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     to enable such University to provide to institutions of 
     higher education across the nation such services that are 
     offered under the special education teacher training program 
     carried out by such University, such as providing educational 
     materials or other information necessary in order to aid in 
     such teacher training.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $1,000,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 2003 through 2005.''.
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  SA 356. Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Akaka) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to extend 
programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 619, line 6, strike ``and''.
       On page 619, line 7, strike the period and insert ``; 
     and''.
       On page 619, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       ``(O) activities to promote consumer, economic, and 
     personal finance education, such as disseminating and 
     encouraging the use of the best practices for teaching the 
     basic principles of economics and promoting the concept of 
     achieving financial literacy through the teaching of personal 
     financial management skills (including the basic principles 
     involved in earning, spending, saving, and investing).

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