§ 1431. — Findings and policy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC1431]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 33--EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
SUBCHAPTER III--INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES
Sec. 1431. Findings and policy
(a) Findings
The Congress finds that there is an urgent and substantial need--
(1) to enhance the development of infants and toddlers with
disabilities and to minimize their potential for developmental
delay;
(2) to reduce the educational costs to our society, including
our Nation's schools, by minimizing the need for special education
and related services after infants and toddlers with disabilities
reach school age;
(3) to minimize the likelihood of institutionalization of
individuals with disabilities and maximize the potential for their
independently living in society;
(4) to enhance the capacity of families to meet the special
needs of their infants and toddlers with disabilities; and
(5) to enhance the capacity of State and local agencies and
service providers to identify, evaluate, and meet the needs of
historically underrepresented populations, particularly minority,
low-income, inner-city, and rural populations.
(b) Policy
It is therefore the policy of the United States to provide financial
assistance to States--
(1) to develop and implement a statewide, comprehensive,
coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency system that provides
early intervention services for infants and toddlers with
disabilities and their families;
(2) to facilitate the coordination of payment for early
intervention services from Federal, State, local, and private
sources (including public and private insurance coverage);
(3) to enhance their capacity to provide quality early
intervention services and expand and improve existing early
intervention services being provided to infants and toddlers with
disabilities and their families; and
(4) to encourage States to expand opportunities for children
under 3 years of age who would be at risk of having substantial
developmental delay if they did not receive early intervention
services.
(Pub. L. 91-230, title VI, Sec. 631, as added Pub. L. 105-17, title I,
Sec. 101, June 4, 1997, 111 Stat. 106.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1431, Pub. L. 91-230, title VI, Sec. 631, Apr. 13,
1970, 84 Stat. 184; Pub. L. 98-199, Secs. 3(b), 11, Dec. 2, 1983, 97
Stat. 1358, 1369; Pub. L. 99-457, title III, Sec. 308, Oct. 8, 1986, 100
Stat. 1165; Pub. L. 100-630, title I, Sec. 104(b), Nov. 7, 1988, 102
Stat. 3298; Pub. L. 101-476, title IV, Sec. 401, title IX,
Sec. 901(b)(129)-(142), Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1129, 1148; Pub. L.
102-119, Secs. 9(a), (b), 25(a)(12), (b), Oct. 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 593,
594, 606, 607; Pub. L. 102-421, title II, Sec. 202, Oct. 16, 1992, 106
Stat. 2165; Pub. L. 102-569, title IX, Sec. 912(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106
Stat. 4486; Pub. L. 103-73, title III, Sec. 302, Aug. 11, 1993, 107
Stat. 736; Pub. L. 103-218, title IV, Sec. 401, Mar. 9, 1994, 108 Stat.
95, related to grants for personnel training, prior to the general
amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by Pub. L. 105-17.
Effective Date
Section 201(b) of Pub. L. 105-17 provided that: ``Part C of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [20 U.S.C. 1431-1445], as
amended by title I, shall take effect on July 1, 1998.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 42 section 9859.
