This report considers H.R. 1013, the Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1990, a bill that extends certain authorities of the Education of the Handicapped Act; makes amendments to the bill; and recommends its passage as amended. The Committee proposes to continue the discretionary programs of the Act, parts C through G, through fiscal year…

Litigation over the rights of handicapped students and employees continued at a significant level during 1989. Recovery of attorneys' fees was the most frequently litigated handicapped issue. Cases are summarized under the following topics: (1) entitlement to services; (2) procedural safeguards, including change in placement, administrative…

Litigation of handicapped students' and employees' rights continued at a significant level in 1988. Requests for attorneys' fees under the Handicapped Children's Protection Act was the focus of the greatest number of cases. As in 1987, two major issues were raised in these cases: the availability of fees for administrative hearings and the…