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PART C OPTION: AGE 3 TO KINDERGARTEN AGE - Statute

4. Adds a reporting requirement.
If a statewide system includes the option under Section 635(c)(1), the state shall submit to the secretary, in the state's report under Section 637(b)(4)(A), a report on the number and percentage of children with disabilities who are eligible for services under Section 619 but whose parents choose for such children to continue to receive early intervention services under Part C. 635(c)(3)]

Dialogue Starter - Cross-stakeholder

Reaction Questions

  1. Why might it be important to track the number and percentage of eligible children under 619 whose parents choose not to continue to receive early intervention services under Part C and instead transition to Part B?


  2. How might this type of data be helpful for states?


  3. What are the implications of using a data tracking system in which data are tracked across agencies serving Part B and Part C?


Application Questions

  1. What type of data system might be useful to track the number and percentage of children eligible for 619 but whose parents choose for them to remain in Part C?


  2. In what way will the HIPPA/FERPA provisions regarding confidentiality affect the tracking and/or sharing of data across agencies?


  3. What type of state policy and/or state law might be necessary to facilitate the release of education records for children being served under Part C?

    These questions were developed by the following stakeholders working together:


    Role: National Health Organization
    Location: Ohio
    Role: Related Services Provider
    Location: Ohio
    Role: Researcher
    Location: Kentucky
    Role: National TA Provider
    Location: North Carolina
    Role: Early Childhood Provider
    Location: Kansas