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 Ill STAT. 136 PUBLIC LAW 105-17-JUNE 4, 1997 "(A) by supporting models of personnel development that reflect successful practice, including strategies for recruiting, preparing, and retaining personnel; "(B) by promoting the coordination and integration of— "(i) personnel-development activities for teachers of children with disabilities; and "(ii) other personnel-development activities supported under Federal law, including this chapter; "(C) by supporting the development and dissemination of information about teaching standards; and "(D) by promoting the coordination and integration of personnel-development activities through linkage with systemic-change activities within States and nationally. "(b) PURPOSE.— Thepurposeofthischapter is to provide Federal funding for coordinated research, demonstration projects, outreach, and personnel-preparation activities that— "(1) are described in sections 672 through 674; "(2) are linked with, and promote, systemic change; and "(3) improve early intervention, educational, and transitional results for children with disabilities. 20 USC 1472. " SEC. 672. RESEARCH AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND RESULTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. Grants. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall make competitive grants Contracts. to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to produce, and advance the use of, knowledge— "(1) to improve— "(A) services provided under this Act, including the practices of professionals and others involved in providing such services to children with disabilities; and "(B) educational results for children with disabilities; "(2) to address the special needs of preschool-aged children and infants and toddlers with disabilities, including infants and toddlers who would be at risk of having substantial developmental delays if early intervention services were not provided to them; "(3) to address the specific problems of over-identification and under-identification of children with disabilities; "(4) to develop and implement effective strategies for addressing inappropriate behavior of students with disabilities in schools, including strategies to prevent children with emotional and behavioral problems from developing emotional disturbances that require the provision of special education and related services; "(5) to improve secondary and postsecondary education and transitional services for children with disabilities; and "(6) to address the range of special education, related services, and early intervention needs of children with disabilities who need significant levels of support to maximize their participation and learning in school and in the community. "(b) NEW KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION; AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall support activities, consistent with the objectives described in subsection (a), that lead to the production of new knowledge.

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