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 97 STAT. 1368 PUBLIC LAW 98-199—DEC. 2, 1983 "(1) developing strategies and techniques for transition to independent living, vocational training, postsecondary educa- tion, and competitive employment for handicapped youth; "(2) establishing demonstration models for services and pro- grams which emphasize vocational training, transitional serv- ices, and placement for handicapped youth; "(3) conducting demographic studies which provide informa- tion on the numbers, age levels, types of handicapping condi- tions, and services required for handicapped youth in need of transitional programs; "(4) specially designed vocational programs to increase the potential for competitive employment for handicapped youth; "(5) research and development projects for exemplary service delivery models and the replication and dissemination of successful models; "(6) initiating cooperative models between educational agen- cies and adult service agencies, including vocational rehabilita- tion, mental health, mental retardation, public employment, and employers, which facilitate the planning and developing of transitional services for handicapped youth to postsecondary education, vocational training, employment, continuing educa- tion, and adult services; and "(7) developing appropriate procedures for evaluating voca- tional training, placement, and transitional services for handi- capped youth. "(c) For purposes of subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2), if an applicant is not an educational agency, such applicant shall coordinate with the State educational agency. "(d) Projects funded under this section shall to the extent appro- priate provide for the direct participation of handicapped students and the parents of handicapped students in the planning, develop- ment, and implementation of such projects. "(e) The Secretary, as appropriate, shall coordinate programs described under this section with projects developed under section 29 USC 777a. 311 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. "P ROGRAM EVALUATIONS 20 USC 1426. "SEC. 627. The Secretary shall conduct, either directly or by contract, a thorough and continuing evaluation of the effectiveness Submittal to of each program assisted under this part. Results of the evaluations Congress. shall be analyzed and submitted to the appropriate committees of each House of Congress together with the annual report under Ante, p. 1360. section 618. "AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 20 USC 1427. "SEC. 628. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out Ante, p. 1363. the provisions of section 621, $5,700,000 for fiscal year 1984, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1985, and $6,300,000 for fiscal year 1986. "(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Ante, p. 1364. provisions of section 622, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1984, and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years. "(c) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Ante, p. 1365. provisions of section 623, $26,000,000 for fiscal year 1984, $27,100,000 for fiscal year 1985, and $28,300,000 for fiscal year 1986. "(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Ante, p. 1366. provisions of subsection (c) of section 624, $5,000,000 for fiscal year

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