H.R. 9196

Helen Keller Education Act

Sponsor: Morgan McGarvey

4 cosponsors
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I General Provisions

II Improving the Effectiveness of Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers Who Are Deafblind and Their Families

III National Activities To Improve the Education of Children With Disabilities

Sec. 301. Personnel development to improve services and results for children with disabilities; ensuring sufficient teachers of children who are deafblind, interveners, and early intervention specialists

Section 662(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1462(c)(2)) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively; and

(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:

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(F) Preparing personnel to be qualified teachers of children who are deafblind and early intervention specialists, to assist children who are deafblind in schools and school-related activities, as well as toddlers and preschool children who are deafblind in early intervention and preschool programs, to develop communication and literacy skills, to be able to access, organize and utilize information about the environment, and to acquire concepts essential for learning.

(G) Preparing personnel to be qualified interveners as individualized supports to assist children who are deafblind in school and school-related activities, and infants and toddlers and preschool children who are deafblind in early intervention and preschool programs.