Charles Norwood: “let me rise to support this amendment. This language really needs to go to conference. It needs to be in the bill. There…”

“let me rise to support this amendment. This language really needs to go to conference. It needs to be in the bill. There are too many people placed in special education that should not be in special education, and that harms the system and it also harms those that should be in special education and the dollars that flow to them. All I am saying is let us put the right people in special ed, and those that should not be there not be there. This amendment was read earlier stating, ``The term `specific learning disability' means a disorder due to a medically detectable and diagnosable physiological condition relying on physical and scientific evidence,'' and then the reading stopped. The important part of this language is, and I continue, ``and not based on subjective criteria.'' I do not know that part was not read out, but that is the part that is so important because that is why so many people are in special education that should not be in special education. I urge Members to pass this and we will get into conference and talk further.”