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 PUBLIC LAW 102-421 —OCT. 16, 1992 106 STAT. 2153 tional, independent living, and related services they need to function independently, and to prepare such individuals for high school and other secondary study; and "(ii) the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, to provide day and residential facilities for secondary education for individuals who are deaf, to provide such individuals with the vocational, transitional, independent living, and related services they need to function independently, and to prepare such individuals for college, other postsecondary opportunities, or the workplace. "(2) The Model Secondary School for the Deaf may provide residential facilities for students enrolled in the school— "(A) who live beyond a reasonable commuting distance from the school; or "(B) for whom such residency is necessary for them to receive a free appropriate public education within the meaning of part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. "(b) ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.—(1) The elementary and secondary education programs shall— "(A) provide technical assistance and outreach throughout the Nation to meet the training and information needs of parents of infants and children who are deaf or hard of hearing; "(B) provide technical assistance and training to personnel for use in teaching (i) students who are deaf or hard of hearing, in various educational environments, and (ii) students who are deaf or hard of hearing with a broad spectrum of needs as described in subsection (a); and "(C) establish and publish priorities for research, development, and demonstration through a process that allows for public input; "(2) To the extent possible, the elementary and secondary education programs shall provide the services required under paragraph (1) in an equitable manner, based on the national distribution of students who are deaf or hard of hearing in educational environments as determined by the Secretary for purposes of section 618(b) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Such educational environments shall include— "(A) regular classes; "(B) resource rooms; "(C) separate classes; "(D) separate, public or private, nonresidential schools; and "(E) separate, public or private, residential schools and homebound or hospital environments. "(3) If a local educational agency, intermediate educational unit, or State educational agency refers a child to, or places a child in, one of the elementary or secondary education programs to meet its obligation to make available a free appropriate public education under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the agency or unit shall be responsible for ensuring that the special education and related services provided to the child by the education program are in accordance with part B of that Act and that the child is provided the rights and procedural safeguards under section 615 of that Act. "(4) If the parents or guardian places a child in one of the elementary or secondary education programs, the University shall—

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