470 IAC 3.1-2-2 - Interagency coordinating council
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 27-1-1-1
Sec. 2.
(a) Members
of the ICC shall be appointed by the governor. To the extent possible, the
membership of the ICC shall reasonably represent the population and geographic
diversity of Indiana.
(b) The
governor shall designate a member of the ICC to serve as the chairperson of the
ICC, or require the ICC to designate a chairperson from within its membership.
A member of the ICC who is a representative of the division may not serve as
chairman of the ICC. A chairman may be reappointed for succeeding
terms.
(c) The ICC shall be
composed as follows:
(1) At least twenty
percent (20%) of the members must be parents, including minority parents, of
infants or toddlers with disabilities or children who are twelve (12) years of
age or younger who have knowledge of, or experience with, programs for infants
and toddlers with disabilities. At least one (1) member must be a parent of an
infant or toddler with a disability or a child with a disability who is six (6)
years of age or younger.
(2) At
least twenty percent (20%) of the members must be public or private providers
of early intervention services.
(3)
At least one (1) member must be a member of the general assembly.
(4) Each of the state agencies involved in
the provision of, or payment for, early intervention services to infants and
toddlers with disabilities and their families must be represented by at least
one (1) member. These members must have sufficient authority to engage in
policy planning and implementation on behalf of the state agency the member
represents.
(5) At least one (1)
member must be involved in personnel preparation.
(6) At least one (1) member must represent a
state educational agency responsible for preschool services to children with
disabilities, and must have sufficient authority to engage in policy planning
and implementation on behalf of the agency.
(7) At least one (1) member must represent
the department of insurance created under IC
27-1-1-1, especially in the area
of health insurance.
(8) At least
one (1) member must represent a Head Start agency or program in the
state.
(9) At least one (1) member
must represent a state agency responsible for child care.
(10) The ICC may include other members
selected by the governor.
(d) Members shall be appointed for a term of
three (3) years and may be reappointed for succeeding terms. Vacancies on the
ICC shall be filled by the governor.
(e) The governor or the chairman of the ICC
may call a meeting of the ICC. The ICC shall meet at least quarterly.
(f) Meetings of the ICC must:
(1) be publicly announced sufficiently in
advance of the meetings to ensure attendance by all interested parties;
and
(2) be open and accessible to
the public in accordance with federal and state laws, regulations, and
rules.
(g) Interpreters
for persons who are deaf, and other necessary services, must be provided at ICC
meetings, both for ICC members and participants. The ICC may use Part C funds
to pay for those services.
(h) No
member of the ICC may cast a vote on any matter that would provide direct
financial benefit to that member, his or her family, or place of employment, or
otherwise give the appearance of a conflict of interest.
(i) The ICC may prepare and approve a budget
using funds provided through the state infants and toddlers with disabilities
program to do the following:
(1) Conduct
hearings and forums.
(2) Reimburse
members of the ICC for reasonable and necessary expenses for attending ICC
meetings and performing ICC duties, including child care for the members who
are representatives of parents.
(3)
Pay compensation to a member of the ICC, if the member is not employed or is
required to forfeit wages from other employment when absent from the other
employment due to the performance of ICC business.
(4) Hire the staff and obtain services that
are necessary to carry out the ICC's functions.
(j) The ICC shall do the following:
(1) Advise and assist the division in its
responsibilities for the development and implementation of the early
intervention system, particularly including the following:
(A) Identification of the sources of fiscal
and other support for the early intervention system.
(B) Use of existing resources to the full
extent in implementing the early intervention system.
(C) Promotion of the interagency agreements
described in section 3 of this rule.
(2) Advise and assist the division in the
preparation of applications and amendments required under
20 U.S.C.
1431 through 20 U.S.C. 1445.
(3) Advise and assist the Indiana state board
of education regarding the transition of toddlers with disabilities to
preschool special education services under IC 20-1-6[IC 20-1 was
repealed by
P.L.
1 -2005 ,
SECTION
240 , effective July 1, 2005.], and
the provision of appropriate services for children who are less than six (6)
years of age.
(4) Prepare and
submit an annual report to the governor, the general assembly, and the United
States Secretary of Education, by January 1 of each year, concerning the status
of early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and
their families.
(5) Assist the
division in achieving the full participation, coordination, and cooperation of
all appropriate state agencies.
(6)
Make recommendations to participating agencies concerning improvements to each
agency's delivery of services.
(7)
Periodically request from the agencies responsible for providing early
intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and preschool
special education programs, written reports concerning the implementation of
each agency's respective programs.
(8) Assist the division in the effective
implementation of the early intervention system by establishing a process that
includes the following:
(A) Seeking
information from service providers, service coordinators, parents, and others
about any federal, state, or local policies that impede timely service
delivery.
(B) Taking steps to
ensure that any policy problems are identified and resolved.
(9) To the extent appropriate,
assist the division in the resolution of disputes.
(10) With the approval of the state budget
agency, assign financial responsibility to the appropriate participating state
agency.
(11) Otherwise comply with
20 U.S.C.
1441, regarding the responsibilities of the
ICC.
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