§ 1402. — Office of Special Education Programs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC1402]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 33--EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1402. Office of Special Education Programs
(a) Establishment
There shall be, within the Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services in the Department of Education, an Office of
Special Education Programs, which shall be the principal agency in such
Department for administering and carrying out this chapter and other
programs and activities concerning the education of children with
disabilities.
(b) Director
The Office established under subsection (a) of this section shall be
headed by a Director who shall be selected by the Secretary and shall
report directly to the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
(c) Voluntary and uncompensated services
Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary is
authorized to accept voluntary and uncompensated services in furtherance
of the purposes of this chapter.
(Pub. L. 91-230, title VI, Sec. 603, as added Pub. L. 105-17, title I,
Sec. 101, June 4, 1997, 111 Stat. 46.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1402, Pub. L. 91-230, title VI, Sec. 603, Apr. 13,
1970, 84 Stat. 177; Pub. L. 93-380, title VI, Sec. 612(a), Aug. 21,
1974, 88 Stat. 579; Pub. L. 98-199, Sec. 3(a), Dec. 2, 1983, 97 Stat.
1357; Pub. L. 101-476, title IX, Sec. 901(b)(21), Oct. 30, 1990, 104
Stat. 1143; Pub. L. 102-119, Sec. 25(b), Oct. 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 607,
related to the Office of Special Education Programs, prior to the
general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by Pub. L. 105-
17.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 29 section 772.
