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PUBLIC LAW 101-476—OCT. 30, 1990 104 STAT. 1131 (1) Section 631(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1431(c)(2)) is amended— (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: "(A) be governed by a board of directors of which a majority of the members are parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, particularly minority parents, and that includes members who are professionals, especially minority professionals, in the field of special education, early intervention, and related services, and individuals with disabilities, or, if the nonprofit private organization does not have such a board, such organization shall have a membership that represents the interests of individuals with disabilities, and shall establish a special governing committee of which a majority of the members are parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, particularly parents of minority children, and which includes members who are professionals, especially minority professionals, in the field of special education, early intervention, and related services, to operate the training and information program under paragraph (1), and parent and professional membership of these boards or special governing committees shall be broadly representative of minority and other individuals and groups having an interest in special education, early intervention, and related services;"; . (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking "children" and inserting "infants, toddlers, children, and youth"; and (ii) by striking "handicapping" and inserting "disabling"; and (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the period the following:, and, for purposes of paragraph (1), network with clearinghouses, including those established under section 633 and other organizations and agencies, and network with other established national. State, and local parent groups representing the full range of parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, especially parents of minority children". (2) Section 631(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1431(c)(2)) is amended by adding after subparagraph (C) the following: "Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to authorize or permit the denial to any person of the due process of law required by the United States Constitution.". (f) AMENDMENTS TO SUBSECTION (C)(4).— Section 631(c)(4) (20 U.S.C. 1431(c)(4)) is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a comma; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: "(C) serve parents of minority children with disabilities representative to the proportion of the minority population in the areas being served, and "(D) be funded at a sufficient size, scope, and quality to ensure that the program is adequate to serve the parents in the area.". (g) NEW PARAGRAPH IN SUBSECTION (C).— Section 631(c) (20 U.S.C. 1431(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new pargigraph: "(9) After the establishment in each State of a parent training and information center, the Secretary shall provide for the establishment of 3 experimental centers to serve large numbers of parents of