[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 67 (Thursday, May 13, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S5484]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3150. Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) proposed an 
amendment to the bill S. 1248, to reauthorize the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 382, line 21, strike ``or the post-surgical'' and 
     all that follows through page 383, line 2, and insert ``or 
     the replacement of such device.''.
       On page 398, line 21, strike ``or the post-surgical'' and 
     all that follows through page 399, line 2, and insert ``or 
     the replacement of such device.''.
       On page 408, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

     ``SEC. 610. FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.

       ``The Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
     States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau shall 
     continue to be eligible for competitive grants administered 
     by the Secretary under this Act to the extent that such 
     grants continue to be available to States and local 
     educational agencies under this Act.
       On page 451, line 19, strike the comma after ``consult''.
       On page 453, line 25, strike ``affirmations'' and insert 
     ``affirmation''.
       On page 503, line 2, strike ``educational''.
       On page 503, line 11, strike ``educational''.
       On page 504, line 9, strike ``educational''.
       On page 504, line 21, strike ``educational''.
       On page 509, line 24, strike ``prereferral''.
       On page 515, strike lines 10 through 15, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(ii) are provided and administered in the language and 
     form most likely to yield accurate information on what the 
     child knows and can do academically, developmentally, and 
     functionally, unless it is not feasible to so provide or 
     administer;''.
       On page 553, lines 13 and 14, strike ``statute of 
     limitations'' and insert ``timeline''.
       On page 553, line 14, strike ``statute of limitations'' and 
     insert ``timeline''.
       On page 615, line 13, insert ``and supervised'' after 
     ``appropriately trained''.
       On page 664, lines 11 and 12, strike ``administrators, 
     principals, and teachers'' and insert ``personnel''.
       On page 669, line 10, strike ``and'' after the semicolon.
       On page 669, line 17, strike the period and insert ``; 
     and''.
       On page 669, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       ``(C) encourage collaborative and consultative models of 
     providing early intervention, special education, and related 
     services.
       On page 671, line 8, strike ``and administrators'' and 
     insert ``, administrators, and, in appropriate cases, related 
     services personnel''.
       On page 672, line 11, strike ``providing'' and insert 
     ``provide''.
       On page 672, line 14, strike ``and'' after the semicolon.
       On page 672, line 17, strike the period and insert ``; 
     and''.
       On page 672, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       ``(D) Train early intervention, preschool, and related 
     services providers, and other relevant school personnel, in 
     conducting effective individualized family service plan 
     (IFSP) meetings.
       On page 702, line 24, insert ``early childhood providers,'' 
     after ``ability of''.
       On page 702, line 25, insert ``related services 
     personnel,'' after ``administrators,''.
       On page 720, lines 5 and 6, strike ``alternate'' and insert 
     ``alternative''.
       On page 720, lines 22 and 23, strike ``Students With 
     Significant Disabilities'' and insert ``Students Who Are Held 
     to Alternate Achievement Standards''.
       On page 721, strike lines 1 through 3, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(1) the criteria that States use to determine--
       ``(A) eligibility for alternate assessments; and
       ``(B) the number and type of children who take those 
     assessments and are held accountable to alternate achievement 
     standards;
       On page 721, strike lines 6 through 8, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(3) the alignment of alternate assessments and 
     alternative achievement standards to State academic content 
     standards in reading, mathematics, and science; and
       On page 753, line 16, insert ``(as appropriate when 
     vocational goals are discussed)'' after ``participation''.
       On page 756, line 6, insert ``vocational'' after 
     ``school''.
       On page 756, line 7, insert ``vocational'' after 
     ``school''.
       On page 764, line 13, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(A)''.
       On page 766, after line 20, insert the following:

     SEC. 302. NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES.

       Section 116(c)(9) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 
     2002 (20 U.S.C. 9516(c)(9)) is amended by striking the third 
     sentence and inserting the following: ``Meetings of the Board 
     are subject to section 552b of title 5, United States Code 
     (commonly referred to as the Government in the Sunshine 
     Act).''.

     SEC. 303. REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

       Section 206(d)(3) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 
     2002 (20 U.S.C. 9605(d)(3)) is amended by striking 
     ``Academy'' and inserting ``Institute''.
       On page 777, after line 15, insert the following:

                        TITLE __--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. __01. GAO REVIEW OF CHILD MEDICATION USAGE.

       (a) Review.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a review 
     of--
       (1) the extent to which personnel in schools actively 
     influence parents in pursuing a diagnosis of attention 
     deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity 
     disorder;
       (2) the policies and procedures among public schools in 
     allowing school personnel to distribute controlled 
     substances; and
       (3) the extent to which school personnel have required a 
     child to obtain a prescription for substances covered by 
     section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     812(c)) to treat attention deficit disorder, attention 
     deficit hyperactivity disorder, or other attention deficit-
     related illnesses or disorders, in order to attend school or 
     be evaluated for services under the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall prepare 
     and submit to Congress a report that contains the results of 
     the review under subsection (a).

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