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PUBLIC LAW 93-380-AUG. 21, 1974

[88 STAT.

REGIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR DEAF A N D OTHER H A N D I C A P P E D PERSONS

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SEC. 616. Part C of the Education of the Handicapped Act is amended by redesignating sections 625 and 626 thereof as sections 626 and 627, respectively, and by inserting a new section as follows: "REGIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

20 USC 1424a.

"Handicapped persons."

"SEC. 625. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to or contracts with institutions of higher education, including junior and community colleges, vocational and technical institutions, and other appropriate nonprofit educational agencies for the development and operation of specially designed or modified programs of vocational, technical, postsecondary, or adult education for deaf or other handicapped persons. "(b) In making grants or contracts authorized by this section the Commissioner shall give priority consideration to— "(1) programs serving multistate regions or large population centers; "(2) programs adapting existing programs of vocational, technical, postsecondary, or adult education to the special needs of handicapped persons; and "(3) programs designed to serve areas where a need for such services is clearly demonstrated. "(c) For purposes of this section, the term 'handicapped persons' means persons who are mentally retarded, hard of hearing, deai, speech impaired, visually handicapped, emotionally disturbed, crippled, or in other ways health impaired and by reason thereof require special education programming and related services.". CENTERS AND SERVICES

SEC. 617. Section 627 of the Education of the Handicapped Act (as redesignated by section 616) is amended to read as follows: "AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 20 USC 1426.

"SEC. 627. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 621, $12,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $18,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and $19,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 622, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and for the succeeding fiscal year. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 623, $25,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $36,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and $38,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 625, $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the two succeeding fiscal years.". PERSONNEL TRAINING

20 USC 1436.

SEC. 618. Section 636 of the Education of the Handicapped Act is amended to read as follows:

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