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 97 STAT. 1362 PUBLIC LAW 98-199—DEC. 2, 1983 Information dissemination. Studies Report. Transmittal to Congress and Committee. 20 USC 1411. Post, pp. 1363-1372; 20 USC 1451. "(3) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to participat- ing State educational agencies in the implementation of the study design, analysis, and reporting procedures. "(4) In addition, the Secretary shall disseminate information from such studies to State educational agencies, and as appropriate, others involved in, or concerned with the education of handicapped children and youth. "(e)(1) At least one study shall be a longitudinal study of a sample of handicapped students, encompassing the full range of handicap- ping conditions, examining their educational progress while in spe- cial education and their occupational, educational, and independent living status after graduating from secondary school or otherwise leaving special education. "(2) At least one study shall focus on obtaining and compiling current information available through State educational agencies and local educational agencies and other service providers, regard- ing State and local expenditures for educational services for handi- capped students (including special education and related services), and gather information needed in order to calculiate a range of per pupil expenditures by handicapping condition. "(f)(1) Not later than one hundred and twenty days after the close of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall publish and disseminate an annual report on the progress being made toward the provision of a free appropriate public education to all handicapped children and youth. The annual report is to be trgmsmitted to the appropriate committees of each House of Congress and the National Advisory Committee on the Education of Handicapped Children and Youth, and published and disseminated in sufficient quantities to the edu- cation community at large and to other interested parties. "(2) The Secretary shall include in each annual report— "(A) an index and summary of each evaluation activity and results of studies conducted under subsection (c); "(B) a compilation and analysis of data gathered under sub- section (b); "(C) a description of findings and determinations resulting from monitoring reviews of State implementation of part B of this Act; "(D) an analysis and evaluation of the participation of handi- capped children and youth in vocational education programs and services; "(E) an analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of proce- dures undertaken by each State educational agency, local edu- cational agency, and intermediate educational unit to ensure that handicapped children and youth receive special education and related services in the least restrictive environment com- mensurate with their needs and to improve programs of instruc- tion for handicapped children and youth in day or residential facilities; and "(F) any recommendations for change in the provisions of this Act or any other Federal law providing support for the educa- tion of handicapped children and youth. "(3) In the annual report for fiscal year 1985 (published in 1986) and for every third year thereafter, the Secretary shall include in the annual report— "(A) an index of all current projects funded under parts C through F of this Act; and

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