Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-565 - Local tiny-k program responsibilities
(a) Each local tiny-k program shall have a
local council that has as one of its purposes the coordination of part C for
infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.
(1) The local council shall consist of
members who reflect the community, including at least the following:
(A) A parent of a child who has received part
C services;
(B) a representative of
a health or medical agency;
(C) a
representative of an educational agency;
(D) a representative of a social service
agency; and
(E) a representative of
the local tiny-k program.
(2) The names of local council members shall
be submitted to and acknowledged by the lead agency.
(3) The chair of the local council shall be
elected by the local council. The name of the local council chair shall be
provided to the lead agency. A local council chair shall not be a local tiny-k
program coordinator.
(4) The
responsibilities of the local council shall include the following:
(A) Identifying local service providers who
can provide early intervention services to infants and toddlers with
disabilities and their families;
(B) advising and assisting local service
providers; and
(C) communicating,
combining, cooperating, and collaborating with other local councils on issues
of concern.
(b) Each local tiny-k program coordinator, in
collaboration with the local council, shall develop a plan describing the
system for coordinating part C. The plan shall include the following:
(1) Identification of a local lead agency,
which shall be acknowledged by the secretary of the lead agency;
(2) identification of a local fiscal agency,
which shall be acknowledged by the secretary of the lead agency. The local lead
agency and local fiscal agency may be the same agency, if the local lead agency
is a legal entity;
(3) a
description of identified community needs and resources;
(4) a description of written interagency
agreements or memoranda of understanding and the way those agreements or
memoranda are used in the development of an IFSP for eligible children and
their families;
(5) a public
awareness program that informs community members about child find, the central
point of contact for the community, and the availability of early intervention
services;
(6) a provision that part
C shall be at no cost to eligible infants and toddlers and their families;
and
(7) an assurance that the
information regarding the plan is available in the community.
(c) Each local tiny-k program
coordinator and local council requesting part C and state funds shall submit an
annual grant application to the lead agency, which shall meet the following
requirements:
(1) Include the plan for part C,
as described in subsection (b); and
(2) be in compliance with the grant
application materials provided by the lead agency.
(d) Each local tiny-k program shall be
required to utilize multiple funding sources with part C funds utilized as the
payor of last resort.
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