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clearly outlines the relationship between the 
board and the committee and the decision-
making responsibilities and authority of each. 
‘‘SEC. 673. 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 under-
served 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 stand-
ards that have been established for all children; and 
‘‘(2) to be prepared to lead productive inde-
pendent 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;
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‘‘(2) carry out the activities required of parent 
training and information centers under paragraphs 
(2) through (7) of section 672(b); 
‘‘(3) establish cooperative partnerships with the 
parent training and information centers funded 
under section 672; and 
‘‘(4) be designed to meet the specific needs of 
families who experience significant isolation from 
available sources of information and support. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—As used is this section, the term 
‘local parent organization’ means a parent organization, 
as defined in section 672(g), 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 ad-
minister the grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement, a majority of the members of which 
are individuals from such community.
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‘‘SEC. 674. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PARENT TRAINING 
AND INFORMATION CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, directly or 
through awards to eligible entities (as defined in section 
662(b)), provide technical assistance for developing, as-
sisting, and coordinating parent training and information 
programs carried out by parent training and information 
centers receiving assistance under sections 672 and 673. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may 
provide technical assistance to a parent training and infor-
mation center under this section in areas such as—
‘‘(1) effective coordination of parent training ef-
forts; 
‘‘(2) dissemination of scientifically based re-
search and information; 
‘‘(3) promotion of the use of technology, includ-
ing assistive technology devices and assistive tech-
nology services; 
‘‘(4) reaching underserved populations, includ-
ing parents of low-income and limited English pro-
ficient children with disabilities; 
‘‘(5) including children with disabilities in gen-
eral education programs; 
‘‘(6) facilitation of transitions from—
‘‘(A) early intervention services to pre-
school;
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‘‘(B) preschool to elementary school; 
‘‘(C) 
elementary 
school 
to 
secondary 
school; and 
‘‘(D) secondary school to postsecondary en-
vironments; and 
‘‘(7) promotion of alternative methods of dis-
pute resolution, including mediation and voluntary 
binding arbitration. 
‘‘SEC. 675. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, 
AND UTILIZATION; AND MEDIA SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall competi-
tively make grants to, and enter into contracts and cooper-
ative agreements with, eligible entities (as defined in sec-
tion 662(b)) to support activities described in subsections 
(b) and (c). 
‘‘(b) TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRA-
TION, AND UTILIZATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall support activities to pro-
mote the development, demonstration, and utiliza-
tion of technology. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The following 
activities may be carried out under this subsection: 
‘‘(A) Conducting research on, and pro-
moting the demonstration and use of—
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‘‘(i) innovative and emerging tech-
nologies for children with disabilities; and 
‘‘(ii) improved transfer of technology 
from research and development to practice. 
‘‘(B) Supporting research, development, 
and dissemination of technology with universal-
design features, so that the technology is acces-
sible to individuals with disabilities without fur-
ther modification or adaptation. 
‘‘(C) Demonstrating the use of systems to 
provide parents and teachers with information 
and training concerning early diagnosis of, 
intervention for, and effective teaching strate-
gies for, young children with reading disabil-
ities. 
‘‘(D) Supporting the implementation of re-
search programs. 
‘‘(E) Communicating information on avail-
able technology and the uses of such technology 
to assist children with disabilities. 
‘‘(c) EDUCATIONAL MEDIA SERVICES; OPTIONAL AC-
TIVITIES.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary may 
support—
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‘‘(1) educational media activities that are de-
signed to be of educational value in the classroom 
setting to children with disabilities; 
‘‘(2) providing video description, open cap-
tioning, or closed captioning of television programs, 
videos or other materials that would be appropriate 
for use in the classroom setting, or news (until the 
end of fiscal year 2006), when such services are not 
provided by the producer or distributor of such in-
formation, including programs and materials associ-
ated with new and emerging technologies such as 
CDs, DVDs, video streaming, and other forms of 
multimedia; 
‘‘(3) distributing materials described in para-
graphs (1) and (2) through such mechanisms as a 
loan service; and 
‘‘(4) providing free educational materials, in-
cluding textbooks, in accessible media for visually 
impaired and print-disabled students in elementary, 
secondary, postsecondary, and graduate schools. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—Any eligible entity (as defined 
in section 662(b)) that wishes to receive a grant, or enter 
into a contract or cooperative agreement, under this sec-
tion shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as
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the Secretary may require. For purposes of subsection 
(c)(4), such entity shall—
‘‘(1) be a national, nonprofit entity with a track 
record of meeting the needs of students with print 
disabilities through services described in paragraph 
(4); 
‘‘(2) have the capacity to produce, maintain, 
and distribute in a timely fashion, up-to-date text-
books in digital audio formats to qualified students; 
and 
‘‘(3) have a demonstrated ability to significantly 
leverage Federal funds through other public and pri-
vate contributions, as well as through the expansive 
use of volunteers. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 674 
$32,710,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 
2009. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out sections 672 and 673 $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009.’’.
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TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO SAFE AND 
DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Providing children with disabilities with a 
safe, productive, and drug-free learning environment 
is a laudable goal for our Nation’s schools. 
(2) Schools are a refuge for students, not a 
place where drugs and violence are to be tolerated. 
(3) Every child with a disability in the Nation 
deserves access to a quality education, including a 
safe and drug-free learning environment. 
(4) Local educational agencies, school boards, 
schools, teachers, administrators, and students all 
have a responsibility to keep school facilities, includ-
ing lockers, drug-free. 
(5) Random searches of student lockers to seize 
any illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia has been 
known to work as an effective method to address the 
problem of such drugs and paraphernalia. The time 
of day in which lockers are to be searched should be 
left to the discretion of the local educational agency.
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that safe and drug-free schools are essential for 
the learning and development of children with disabilities. 
SEC. 502. STUDY AND REPORT ON STATE COSTS UNDER 
THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDU-
CATION ACT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Education shall con-
duct a study on the amount of cost to States to comply 
with the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to Congress a report that contains the results 
of the study conducted under subsection (a).
Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.