§1473 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§1473 Technical assistance for parent training and information centers

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 33— - EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - NATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES › Part Part C— - Supports To Improve Results for Children With Disabilities › § 1473

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may give technical help, either directly or by awards to eligible groups, to support parent training and information centers under section 1471 and community parent resource centers under section 1472. The help can cover things like coordinating parent programs, sharing research, using technology and assistive devices, reaching underserved families (including low‑income and limited‑English parents), including students with disabilities in general classes, easing school‑to‑school transitions, and promoting dispute resolution like mediation. Eligible entity means the organizations listed in section 1461(b). Any eligible entity that gets an award must make collaborative agreements with the geographically appropriate regional resource center and, when appropriate, the regional educational laboratory supported under section 9564 to improve parent‑professional collaboration.

Title 20, §1473

Education — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)(1)The Secretary may, directly or through awards to eligible entities, provide technical assistance for developing, assisting, and coordinating parent training and information programs carried out by parent training and information centers receiving assistance under section 1471 of this title and community parent resource centers receiving assistance under section 1472 of this title.

(2)In this section, the term “eligible entity” has the meaning given the term in section 1461(b) of this title.

(b)The Secretary may provide technical assistance to a parent training and information center or a community parent resource center under this section in areas such as—

(1)effective coordination of parent training efforts;

(2)dissemination of scientifically based research and information;

(3)promotion of the use of technology, including assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;

(4)reaching underserved populations, including parents of low-income and limited English proficient children with disabilities;

(5)including children with disabilities in general education programs;

(6)facilitation of transitions from—

(A)early intervention services to preschool;

(B)preschool to elementary school;

(C)elementary school to secondary school; and

(D)secondary school to postsecondary environments; and

(7)promotion of alternative methods of dispute resolution, including mediation.

(c)Each eligible entity receiving an award under subsection (a) shall develop collaborative agreements with the geographically appropriate regional resource center and, as appropriate, the regional educational laboratory supported under section 9564 of this title, to further parent and professional collaboration.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1473, Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 673, as added Pub. L. 105–17, title I, § 101,

June 4, 1997, 111 Stat. 139, related to personnel preparation to improve services and results for children with disabilities, prior to the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by Pub. L. 108–446. Another prior section 1473, Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 673, as added Pub. L. 99–457, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 1147; amended Pub. L. 101–476, title IX, § 901(b)(164), Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1150; Pub. L. 102–119, § 25(b), Oct. 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 607, related to general authority of Secretary to make grants to States for development of system to provide early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–17, title II, § 203(b),

June 4, 1997, 111 Stat. 157, effective

July 1, 1998.