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20 U.S.C. § 1453 — Eligibility and collaborative process
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**(a) Eligible applicants** A State educational agency may apply for a grant under this part for a grant period of not less than 1 year and not more than 5 years.
**(b) Partners**
(1) **In general** — In order to be considered for a grant under this part, a State educational agency shall establish a partnership with local educational agencies and other State agencies involved in, or concerned with, the education of children with disabilities, including—
(A) not less than 1 institution of higher education; and
(B) the State agencies responsible for administering subchapter III, early education, child care, and vocational rehabilitation programs.
(2) **Other partners** — In order to be considered for a grant under this part, a State educational agency shall work in partnership with other persons and organizations involved in, and concerned with, the education of children with disabilities, which may include—
(A) the Governor;
(B) parents of children with disabilities ages birth through 26;
(C) parents of nondisabled children ages birth through 26;
(D) individuals with disabilities;
(E) parent training and information centers or community parent resource centers funded under sections 1471 and 1472 of this title, respectively;
(F) community based and other nonprofit organizations involved in the education and employment of individuals with disabilities;
(G) personnel as defined in [section 1451(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1451/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
(H) the State advisory panel established under subchapter II;
(I) the State interagency coordinating council established under subchapter III;
(J) individuals knowledgeable about vocational education;
(K) the State agenc
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**(a) Eligible applicants** A State educational agency may apply for a grant under this part for a grant period of not less than 1 year and not more than 5 years.
**(b) Partners**
(1) **In general** — In order to be considered for a grant under this part, a State educational agency shall establish a partnership with local educational agencies and other State agencies involved in, or concerned with, the education of children with disabilities, including—
(A) not less than 1 institution of higher education; and
(B) the State agencies responsible for administering subchapter III, early education, child care, and vocational rehabilitation programs.
(2) **Other partners** — In order to be considered for a grant under this part, a State educational agency shall work in partnership with other persons and organizations involved in, and concerned with, the education of children with disabilities, which may include—
(A) the Governor;
(B) parents of children with disabilities ages birth through 26;
(C) parents of nondisabled children ages birth through 26;
(D) individuals with disabilities;
(E) parent training and information centers or community parent resource centers funded under sections 1471 and 1472 of this title, respectively;
(F) community based and other nonprofit organizations involved in the education and employment of individuals with disabilities;
(G) personnel as defined in [section 1451(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1451/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
(H) the State advisory panel established under subchapter II;
(I) the State interagency coordinating council established under subchapter III;
(J) individuals knowledgeable about vocational education;
(K) the State agency for higher education;
(L) public agencies with jurisdiction in the areas of health, mental health, social services, and juvenile justice;
(M) other providers of professional development that work with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and children with disabilities; and
(N) other individuals.
(3) **Required partner** — If State law assigns responsibility for teacher preparation and certification to an individual, entity, or agency other than the State educational agency, the State educational agency shall—
(A) include that individual, entity, or agency as a partner in the partnership under this subsection; and
(B) ensure that any activities the State educational agency will carry out under this part that are within that partner’s jurisdiction (which may include activities described in [section 1454(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1454/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) are carried out by that partner.
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this part is to assist State educational agencies in reforming and improving their systems for personnel preparation and professional development in early intervention, educational, and transition services in order to improve results for children with disabilities.
**(b) Definition of personnel** In this part the term “personnel” means special education teachers, regular education teachers, principals, administrators, related services personnel, paraprofessionals, and early intervention personnel serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers, or children with disabilities, except where a particular category of personnel, such as related services personnel, is identified.
**(c) Competitive grants**
(1) **In general** — Except as provided in subsection (d), for any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under [section 1455 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1455&num=0&edition=prelim), that remains after the Secretary reserves funds under subsection (e) for the fiscal year, is less than $100,000,000, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies to carry out the activities described in the State plan submitted under [section 1453 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1453&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Priority** — In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary may give priority to State educational agencies that—
(A) are in States with the greatest personnel shortages; or
(B) demonstrate the greatest difficulty meeting the requirements of [section 1412(a)(14) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1412/a/14&num=0&edition=preli
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**(a) Professional development activities** A State educational agency that receives a grant under this part shall use the grant funds to support activities in accordance with the State’s plan described in [section 1453 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1453&num=0&edition=prelim), including 1 or more of the following:
(1) Carrying out programs that provide support to both special education and regular education teachers of children with disabilities and principals, such as programs that—
(A) provide teacher mentoring, team teaching, reduced class schedules and case loads, and intensive professional development;
(B) use standards or assessments for guiding beginning teachers that are consistent with challenging State academic achievement standards and with the requirements for professional development, as defined in [section 7801 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7801&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(C) encourage collaborative and consultative models of providing early intervention, special education, and related services.
(2) Encouraging and supporting the training of special education and regular education teachers and administrators to effectively use and integrate technology—
(A) into curricula and instruction, including training to improve the ability to collect, manage, and analyze data to improve teaching, decisionmaking, school improvement efforts, and accountability;
(B) to enhance learning by children with disabilities; and
(C) to effectively communicate with parents.
(3) Providing professional development activities that—
(A) improve the knowledge of special education and regular education teachers concerning—
(i) the academ
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 1453
(3) Required partner
If State law assigns responsibility for teach-
er preparation and certification to an indi-
vidual, entity, or agency other than the State
educational agency, the State educational
agency shall—
(A) include that individual, entity, or
agency as a partner in the partnership under
this subsection; and
(B) ensure that any activities the State
educational agency will carry out under this
part that are within that partner’s jurisdic-
tion (which may include activities described
in section 1454(b) of this title) are carried
out by that partner.
(Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 652, as added Pub. L.
108–446, title I, § 101, Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2767.)
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 1452, Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 652, as
added Pub. L. 105–17, title I, § 101, June 4, 1997, 111 Stat.
124, related to eligibility and collaborative process,
prior to the general amendment of subchapters I to IV
of this chapter by Pub. L. 108–446.
Another prior section 1452, Pub. L. 91–230, title VI,
§ 652, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 186; Pub. L. 93–380, title VI,
§ 620(1), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 585; Pub. L. 94–482, title V,
§ 501(h), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2237; Pub. L. 98–199, § 3(b),
Dec. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 1358; Pub. L. 99–457, title III, § 315,
Oct. 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 1171; Pub. L. 100–630, title I,
§ 106(c), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3300; Pub. L. 101–476, title
VI, § 602, title IX, § 901(b)(151), (152), Oct. 30, 1990, 104
Stat. 1139, 1149; Pub. L. 102–119, § 25(b), Oct. 7, 1991, 105
Stat. 607, related to establishment of a loan service of
captioned films, television, descriptive video, and edu-
cational media for individuals with disabilities, prior
to repeal by Pub. L. 105–17, title II, § 20
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