Volume 91 · 230
Public Law 95–49
To extend certain programs under the Education of the Handicapped Act.
Approved June 17, 1977
Statutory text
An Act
To extend certain programs under the Education of the Handicapped Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That this Act may be cited as the “Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1977”.
Sec. 2. centers and services
Section 627 of the Education of the Handicapped Act is amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 627. “authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 621. $19,000,000 for the fiscal year 1978 and for the succeeding fiscal year, $21,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1981, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1982. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 622, $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1978. $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, $26,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, $29,000,000 for fiscal year 1981, and $32,000,000 for fiscal year 1982. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 623, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1981 and for the succeeding fiscal year. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 625, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1978, $12,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979, $14,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980, and $16,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981 and for the succeeding fiscal year.”.
Sec. 3. personnel training
Section 636 of the Education of the Handicapped Act is amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 636. “authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out the provisions of this part (other than section 633) $75,000,000 for the fiscal year 1978, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979, $85,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980, $90,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981, and $95,000,000 for the fiscal year 1982. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 633, $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1978 and the succeeding fiscal year, and $2,500,000 for the fiscal year 1980 and each of the two succeeding fiscal years.”.
Sec. 4. special educational model programs
Section 641 of the Education of the Handicapped Act is amended by striking out the period and inserting a comma and the following: “including the development and conduct of model programs designed to meet the special educational needs of such children.”.
Sec. 5. research
Section 644 of the Education of the Handicapped Act is
amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 644. “authorization of appropriations
For the purposes of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for the fiscal year 1978, $22,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979, $24,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980, $26,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981, and $28,000,000 for the fiscal year 1982.”.
Sec. 6. instructional media
Section 654 of the Education of the Handicapped Act is
amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 654. “authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of carrying out this part there are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $24,000,000 for the fiscal year 1978, $25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979, $27,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980, $29,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981 and for each succeeding fiscal year thereafter.”.
Sec. 7.
The amendments made by sections 2, 3, 5, and 6 shall take
effect on October 1, 1977.
Approved June 17, 1977.