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 PUBLIC LAW 99-457—OCT. 8, 1986

100 STAT. 1145

Public Law 99-457 99th Congress An Act To amend the Education of the Handicapped Act to reauthorize the discretionary programs under that Act, to authorize an early intervention program under that Act for handicapped infants and toddlers and their families, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Education of the

Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986". (b) REFERENCE.—References in this Act to "the Act" are references to the Education of the Handicapped Act. TITLE I—HANDICAPPED INFANTS AND TODDLERS SEC.

Oct. 8, 1986 [S. 2294]

Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986. Contracts. Grants. 20 USC 1400 note. 20 USC 1400.

101. ADDITION OF A NEW PART RELATING TO HANDICAPPED INFANTS AND TODDLERS.

(a) AMENDMENT.—The Act is amended by inserting after the part added by section 316 the following new part: "PART H—HANDICAPPED INFANTS AND TODDLERS FINDINGS AND POLICY

"SEC. 671. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that there is an 20 USC 1471. urgent and substantial need— "(1) to enhance the development of handicapped infants and toddlers and to minimize their potential for developmental delay, "(2) to reduce the educational costs to our society, including our Nation's schools, by minimizing the need for special education and related services after handicapped infants and toddlers reach school age, "(3) to minimize the likelihood of institutionalization of handicapped individuals and maximize the potential for their independent living in society, and "(4) to enhance the capacity of families to meet the special needs of their infants and toddlers with handicaps. "(b) POLICY.—It is therefore the policy of the United States to State and local provide financial assistance to States— governments. "(1) to develop and implement a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency program of early intervention services for handicapped infants and toddlers and their families, " "(2) to facilitate the coordination of payment for early intervention services from Federal, State, local, and private sources (including public and private insurance coverage), and "(3) to enhance its capacity to provide quality early intervention services and expand and improve existing early interven-

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