Article: Students with Intellectual Disabilities One Step Closer to College Work Study Jobs.

Amendment to Higher Education Act Passed by the U.S. House of Representatives

WASHINGTON, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- An amendment introduced by Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) to HR 609, the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005, will allow students with intellectual disabilities to obtain valuable, paid work experience in college work study jobs while pursuing postsecondary studies. The amendment, which passed on a voice vote on March 29, is a real breakthrough for the growing number of students with intellectual disabilities who participate in postsecondary programs at two and four-year colleges and universities. HR 609 is the bill that will reauthorize ...

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