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jwhop
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posted December 05, 2004 11:41 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for jwhop     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Bush Signs Internet Tax, Special Ed Bills
NewsMax Wires
Friday, Dec. 3, 2004


State and local governments will be barred from taxing connections that link people to the Internet for the next three years under legislation signed Friday by President Bush.

The measure blocks taxation of all types of Internet connections, from traditional dial-up services to high-speed broadband lines.

``I cannot envision any time in the history of our country when it would make sense to be imposing taxes on broadband or the Internet, no matter where one is or who one may be,'' said Sen. George Allen, R-Va.
The new law, which remains in effect until Oct. 31, 2007, will help ensure that less-affluent Americans can afford Internet access, Allen said. Otherwise, Internet access taxes would average 18 percent, he said.

An earlier ban lapsed more than a year ago while lawmakers struggled to rewrite the regulations to include new technologies while ensuring that it wouldn't exempt all telecommunications activities from taxation.

Also Friday, Bush signed a bill updating special education requirements. It eases pressure on teachers while increasing enforcement of high standards for the disabled.

The measure is the first major revision to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act in seven years. The law promises a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment to more than 6.7 million children with special needs.

A key provision aims to boost discipline, giving schools more freedom to remove disruptive children if their behavior is not a result of their disability.

It also seeks more accurate identification of which children have disabilities, earlier intervention for struggling students, and stronger enforcement of how states comply.

For teachers, there is the promise of less paperwork. New educators will also get more flexibility in proving they are ``highly qualified'' to stay in the classroom under new federal standards, but not as much flexibility as several education groups say is needed.

The government also recommitted to the promise it made long ago: paying for up to 40 percent of the additional cost of educating children with special needs. It now pays less than 19 percent, and states and schools must make up a difference of billions of dollars.

``In the bill I sign today, we're raising expectations for the students,'' Bush said at a signing ceremony. ``All our students deserve excellent teachers. So this law ensures that students with disabilities will have special education teachers with the skills and training to teach special education and their subject area.''
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/12/3/170230.shtml

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pidaua
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posted December 05, 2004 05:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for pidaua     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
YIPPPPEEEEEEE!!!!

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