Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 100 Part 2.djvu/65

 PUBLIC LAW 99-457—OCT. 8, 1986

100 STAT. 1167

children and which includes members who are professionals in the fields of special education and related services, to operate the training and information program under paragraph (1), "(B) serve the parents of children with the full range of handicapping conditions under such grant program, and "(C) demonstrate the capacity and expertise to conduct effectively the training and information activities for which a grant may be made under paragraph (1). "(3) The board of directors or special governing committee of a private nonprofit organization receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall meet at least once in each calendar quarter to review the parent training and information activities for which the grant is made, and each such committee shall advise the governing board directly of its views and recommendations. Whenever a private nonprofit organization requests the renewal of a grant under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the board of directors or the special governing committee shall submit to the Secretary a written review of the parent training and information program conducted by that private nonprofit organization during the preceding fiscal year. "(4) The Secretary shall ensure that grants under paragraph (1) will— "(A) be distributed geographically to the greatest extent possible throughout all the States and give priority to grants which involve unserved areas, and "(B) be targeted to parents of handicapped children in both urban and rural areas or on a State or regional basis. "(5) Parent training and information programs assisted under paragraph (1) shall assist parents to— "(A) better understand the nature and needs of the handicapping conditions of children, "(B) provide followup support for handicapped children's educational programs, "(C) communicate more effectively with special and regular educators, administrators, related services personnel, and other relevant professionals, "(D) participate in educational decisionmaking processes including the development of a handicapped child's individualized educational program, "(E) obtain information about the programs, services, and resources available to handicapped children and the degree to which the programs, services, and resources are appropriate, and "(F) understand the provisions for the education of handicapped children as specified under part B of this Act. "(6) Parent training and information programs may, at a grant recipient's discretion, include State or local educational personnel where such participation will further an objective of the program assisted by the grant. "(7) Each private nonprofit organization operating a program receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall consult with appropriate agencies which serve or assist handicapped children and youth and are located in the jurisdictions served by the program. "(8) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, by grant or contract, for establishing, developing, and coordinating parent training and information programs.".

Urban areas. Rural areas. State and local governments.

20 USC 1411. State and local governments.

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