 
         CHAPTER 33--EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
 
SUBCHAPTER IV--NATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH 
                              DISABILITIES
 
     Part B--Coordinated Research, Personnel Preparation, Technical 
          Assistance, Support, and Dissemination of Information
 
 subpart 2--improving early intervention, educational, and transitional 
services and results for children with disabilities through coordinated 
     technical assistance, support, and dissemination of information
 
Sec. 1483. Community parent resource centers


(a) In general

    The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into contracts and 
cooperative agreements with, local parent organizations to support 
parent training and information centers that will help ensure that 
underserved parents of children with disabilities, including low-income 
parents, parents of children with limited English proficiency, and 
parents with disabilities, have the training and information they need 
to enable them to participate effectively in helping their children with 
disabilities--
        (1) to meet developmental goals and, to the maximum extent 
    possible, those challenging standards that have been established for 
    all children; and
        (2) to be prepared to lead productive independent adult lives, 
    to the maximum extent possible.

(b) Required activities

    Each parent training and information center assisted under this 
section shall--
        (1) provide training and information that meets the training and 
    information needs of parents of children with disabilities proposed 
    to be served by the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement;
        (2) carry out the activities required of parent training and 
    information centers under paragraphs (2) through (7) of section 
    1482(b) of this title;
        (3) establish cooperative partnerships with the parent training 
    and information centers funded under section 1482 of this title; and
        (4) be designed to meet the specific needs of families who 
    experience significant isolation from available sources of 
    information and support.

(c) ``Local parent organization'' defined

    As used is this section, the term ``local parent organization'' 
means a parent organization, as defined in section 1482(g) of this 
title, that either--
        (1) has a board of directors the majority of whom are from the 
    community to be served; or
        (2) has--
            (A) as a part of its mission, serving the interests of 
        individuals with disabilities from such community; and
            (B) a special governing committee to administer the grant, 
        contract, or cooperative agreement, a majority of the members of 
        which are individuals from such community.

(Pub. L. 91-230, title VI, Sec. 683, as added Pub. L. 105-17, title I, 
Sec. 101, June 4, 1997, 111 Stat. 151.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1483, Pub. L. 91-230, title VI, Sec. 683, as added 
Pub. L. 99-457, title I, Sec. 101(a), Oct. 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 1154; 
amended Pub. L. 101-476, title IX, Sec. 901(b)(183), (184), Oct. 30, 
1990, 104 Stat. 1151; Pub. L. 102-119, Sec. 25(b), Oct. 7, 1991, 105 
Stat. 607, related to Federal administration, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 
105-17, title II, Sec. 203(b), June 4, 1997, 111 Stat. 157, effective 
July 1, 1998.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1401, 1415, 1484, 1486 of 
this title.
