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HAMDT 87 (108th)

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-79 makes several conforming and consolidating changes to a series of GAO reports that were added during the consideration of the bill in the Education and Workforce Committee. Increases the amount of funds that the State can reserve out of its State-level activities for programs designed to serve children with disabilities with high-cost special education and related services needs. Makes a clarifying change to reflect the updated authorization levels that were modified by the FY 2004 Budget Resolutionthis level reflects the increased funding the FY 2004 Budget Resolution included for IDEA Part B State Grants. Makes a clarifying change to ensure that evaluations are provided to children in the language and form designed to obtain useful informationthis change reflects longstanding terminology used throughout the implementing regulations and elsewhere in the Act. Makes a change to the issues that can be raised at dues process hearings to ensure that parents and local educational agencies both have a fair opportunity to.

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