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Public Law 99-457 99th Congress An Act. To amend the Education of the Handicapped Act to reauthorize the discretionary programs under that Act, to authorize an early intervention program under that Act for handicapped infants and toddlers and their families, and for other purposes.
Public Law 99-457 is the result of amendments by the United States Congress, in 1986, to the Education of the Handicapped Act. Public Law 99-457 added preschool children to the Public Law 91-230 provisions.
P.L. 99-457 recognized the unique role of families in the development of handicapped children. The most sweeping changes to EHA since P.L. 94-142, these amendments expanded the provisions of P.L. 94-142 to include handicapped infants and preschool children.
The new law (P.L. 99-457) repeals the existing Pre-School Incentive Grant Program which in school year 1985-1986 reimbursed school systems with approximately $110 per children served between the ages of three and five years and replaces it with a Pre-School Grant Program. . When Must the Pre-School Provision of P.L. 99-457 be Implemented?
Revises provisions for captioned films and educational media for handicapped persons to include the purpose of addressing problems of illiteracy among the handicapped. Specifies that public libraries may be used for the distribution of captioned films and other educational media and equipment.
Feb 16, 2024 · The 1986 reauthorization (Public Law 99-457) addressed early intervention and mandated that individual states provide services to families of children born with disabilities from the time they are born. Previously, these services were not available until a child reached the age of three.
Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986: Title I—Handicapped Infants and Toddlers (Public Law 99-457) Included early intervention services to infants and toddlers aged birth–2 years; 1990: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (PL 101-336)
Oct 8, 1986 · Public Law 99-457: An Act To Amend The Education of the Handicapped Act To Reauthorize the Discretionary Programs under that Act, To Authorize an Early Intervention Program under That Act for Handicapped Infants and Toddlers and Their Families, and for Other Purposes.
P.L. 99-457 recognized the unique role of families in the development of handicapped children. The most sweeping changes to EHA since P.L. 94-142, these amendments expanded the provisions of P.L. 94-142 to include handicapped infants and preschool children.
Abstract. Public Law 99-457, the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments, signed into law in October 1986, reauthorizes the Education of the Handicapped Act and includes financial incentives for states to implement comprehensive and coordinated early intervention services for handicapped children from birth to age 2 yrs.
