US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

20 U.S.C. § 1472

Community parent resource centers

(a)

Program authorized

(1)

In general

The Secretary may award grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, local parent organizations to support community parent resource centers that will help ensure that underserved parents of children with disabilities, including low income parents, parents of limited English proficient children, and parents with disabilities, have the training and information the parents need to enable the parents to participate effectively in helping their children with disabilities—
(A)
to meet developmental and functional goals, and challenging academic achievement goals that have been established for all children; and
(B)
to be prepared to lead productive independent adult lives, to the maximum extent possible.
(2)

Definition of local parent organization

section 1471(a)(2) of this titleIn this section, the term “local parent organization” means a parent organization, as defined in , that—
(A)
has a board of directors the majority of whom are parents of children with disabilities ages birth through 26 from the community to be served; and
(B)
has as its mission serving parents of children with disabilities who—
(i)
are ages birth through 26; and
(ii)
section 1401(3) of this title have the full range of disabilities described in .
(b)

Required activities

Each community parent resource 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)
section 1471(b) of this title carry out the activities required of parent training and information centers under paragraphs (2) through (9) of ;
(3)
section 1471 of this title establish cooperative partnerships with the parent training and information centers funded under ; and
(4)
be designed to meet the specific needs of families who experience significant isolation from available sources of information and support.

Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 672Pub. L. 108–446, title I, § 101118 Stat. 2791(, as added , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 672Pub. L. 105–17, title I, § 101111 Stat. 136Pub. L. 108–446A prior section 1472, , as added , , , related to research and innovation 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. 91–230, title VI, § 672Pub. L. 99–457, title I, § 101(a)100 Stat. 1146Pub. L. 100–630, title I, § 108(b)102 Stat. 3301Pub. L. 101–476, title VIII, § 801104 Stat. 1141Pub. L. 102–119105 Stat. 595Pub. L. 105–17, title II, § 203(b)111 Stat. 157Another prior section 1472, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , title IX, § 901(b)(162), (163), , , 1149; , §§ 12, 25(b), , , 607, related to definitions, prior to repeal by , , , effective .