PUBLIC LAW 102-119—OCT. 7, 1991 105 STAT. 605 SEC. 24. DEFENSE DEPENDENTS EDUCATION ACT OF 1978. Section 1409(c) of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 927(c)) is amended to read as follows: "(c) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. — "(1) CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.— Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1402(b)(3), the provisions of part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, other than the funding and reporting provisions, shall apply to all schools operated by the Department of Defense under this title, including the requirement that children with disabilities, aged 3 to 5, inclusive, receive a free appropriate public education by academic year 1993-1994. "(2) INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABIUTIES. —The responsibility to provide comparable early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families in accordance with individualized family service plans described in section 677 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and to comply with the procedural safeguards set forth in part H of such Act shall apply with respect to all eligible dependents overseas. "(3) IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINES. —In carrying out the provisions of paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— "(A) in academic year 1991-1992 and the 2 succeeding academic years, plan and develop a comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary program of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities among Department of Defense entities involved in the provision of such services to such individuals; "(B) in academic year 1994-1995, implement the program described in subparagraph (A), except the Secretary need only conduct multidisciplinary assessments, develop individualized family service plans, and make available case management services; and "(C) in academic year 1995-1996 and succeeding academic years, have in effect the program described in subparagraph (A).". SEC. 25. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 602(a) (as amended by section 3 of this Act)— 20 USC 1401. (A) in paragraph (l)(A)(ii), by inserting a comma after "thereof; (B) in paragraph (17), by striking "and social work services, and medical and counseling services, including rehabilitation counseling," and inserting ", social work services, counseling services, including rehabilitation counseling, and medical services,"; and (C) in paragraph (22), by striking "section 703(a)(2)" and inserting "section 7003(a)(2)"; (2) in section 605(b), in the first sentence, by inserting a 20 USC 1404. comma after "under this title"; (3) in the heading for part B, by striking "HANDICAPPED CHILDREN" and inserting in lieu thereof "CHILDREN WITH DISABIUTIES";
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