FRANK THOMPSON, JR., New Jersey EDWARD P. BEARD, Rhode Island CEC HEFTEL, Hawaii BALTASAR CORRADA, Puerto Rico DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan ALBERT H. QUIE, Minnesota JOHN N. ERLENBORN, Illinois JOHN BUCHANAN, Alabama Benton, Robert D., State superintendent of public instruction, State of Iowa, and National Governors Association.... Berman, Hon. Arthur L., State senator, 11th District, Illinois; chairman, Senate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, and, chairman, Illinois School Problems Commission Bloom, Hon. Elaine, chairperson, Federal-State Appropriations Committee, House of Representatives, State of Florida Boyer, Ernest, Commissioner, Office of Education; accompanied by Edwin W. Martin, Jr., Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Britten, Betsy, director, Southwestern Ohio Coalition Parent Information Center; accompanied by Florence Tait, vice president, Southwestern Ohio Coalition for Handicapped Children, Cincinnati, Ohio. Brouillet, Frank, superintendent of public instruction, State of Washing- ton, and chairman, Council of Chief State School Officers..... Brown, William, director, Handicapped Project for the National Associ- Hill, Warren G., executive director, Education Commission of the States... Huber, John, Project Director, Task Force on Education for the Handi- Iadarola, Rosalie, parent, Washington, D.C.. Jacobi, Jan, American Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities; accompanied by Reese Robrahn, director, Research and Governmental Affairs, Āmeri- can Council for the Blind, Washington, D.C McKinley, Donald, chief deputy superintendent, California State Depart- ment of Education; accompanied by David Campbell, deputy superinten- Sauerland, Paul, president, Voice for the Handicapped, Inc., Hicksville, Tait, Florence, vice president, Southwestern Ohio Coalition for Handi- Weintraub, Frederick, director, Government Affairs Council for Exception- 60 Yohalem, Daniel, attorney, Children's Defense Fund, Washington, D.C...... 78 Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, et cetera- Berman, Arthur L., State Senator, chairman, Illinois Senate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Illinois Schools Problems Commis- Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, et cetera-Continued Boyer, Ernest L., U.S. Commissioner of Education, Department of Health, Brouillet, Dr. Frank B., chairman, Committee on Legislation, Council of Brown, William D., National Association of State Boards of Education, Everitt, Dee, member, The National Association for Retarded Citizens, Hill, Dr. Warren G., executive director, Education Commission of the 14 Huber, John, project director, Task Force on Education for the Handicapped, South Bend, Ind., statement of 117 Iadarola, Rosalie, parent, Washington, D.C.: "A Familiar Story," article from the Washington Post, August 12, 125 "Lawyers Charge City Is Lax in Providing Special Education," article 126 Martin, Edwin W., deputy commissioner, Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, letter to Chairman Brademas enclosing requested information, dated November 3, 1977 111 McKinley, Donald, chief deputy superintendent of public instruction, State of California, statement of.. 142 Tait, Florence, vice president, Southwestern Ohio Coalition for Handicapped Children, testimony of 130 Weintraub, Frederick J., assistant executive director, governmental relations, The Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, Va., statement presented by Yohalem, Daniel, attorney, The Children's Defense Fund, testimony of...... APPENDIX "An Early Years Portfolio on Public Law 94-142," miscellaneous articles National Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults, statement of... 164 161 155 157 160 EDUCATION FOR ALL HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ACT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1977 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to notice, in room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. John Brademas (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Members present: Representatives Brademas, Miller, Kildee, Quie, Jeffords, and Pressler. Staff present: Jack G. Duncan, counsel; Thomas Wolanin, deputy staff director; Joan Godley, executive secretary; and Moya Benoit, secretary. Mr. BRADEMAS. The Subcommittee on Select Education will come to order for the purpose of oversight hearings on Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. This landmark education measure, which became law during the 94th Congress, provides funds to States and local schools to help them meet the burden of educating handicapped children. We all know that it costs far more to educate a handicapped child than it does a child without a disability and we know, too, that only about 40 percent of the 8 million handicapped children in this country are now receiving the special education they should be getting. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act can provide an educational opportunity for millions of physically and mentally disabled youngsters. Public Law 94-142 was passed by Congress after several years of consideration and effort. The regulations implementing this law will become effective on October 1, 1977, and the law requires that every State must assure a free appropriate public education for all handicapped children between the ages of 3 and 18 by September 1, 1978. Now that the time for implementation of the law is here, we want to examine the issues raised since the enactment 2 years ago. This morning we shall hear testimony on the legislation from representatives of State government, State boards of education, and organizations representing handicapped persons. As our first group of witnesses, we shall have a panel. The Chair wishes first to call on our distinguished colleague from Wisconsin, Hon. William Steiger, to present a member of this panel who comes from his own State. Mr. Steiger, we are pleased to have you with us this morning. |