Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17-15

Sec. 4. (a) The service coordinator shall be responsible for the development and implementation of a transition plan process, which process must include the following:

1. (1) Discussions with, training of, and instructions for parents regarding the following:

   1. (A) Due process rights.
   2. (B) Future service options.

   3. (C) Other matters related to the child's transition:

      1. (i) into;
      2. (ii) within; or
      3. (iii) from;
   4. the early intervention system.
2. (2) Procedures that parents and service providers will utilize to prepare the child for changes in service delivery, including steps to help the child adjust to, and function in, a new setting. These activities should be established during the last IFSP meeting before the anticipated transition.
3. (3) With the consent of the parent, the transmission of information about the child to the local educational agency, or other service provider, to ensure continuity of services, including evaluation and assessment information and copies of IFSPs that have been developed.

(b) With the informed, written consent of the parent, the service coordinator shall notify the local educational agency of the child's residence or Part B preschool service provider, or both, eighteen (18) months before a child's third birthday, or as soon as the child enters the early intervention system if they are older than eighteen (18) months when they enter the system. The information to be provided by the service coordinator shall include the following:

1. (1) The child's name.
2. (2) The date of birth.
3. (3) The suspected disability.

(c) At least six (6) months (and not more than nine (9) months) before a child's third birthday, with the informed, written consent of the child's parent, the service coordinator shall transmit to the local educational agency of the child's residence, the following:

1. (1) The most recent IFSP.
2. (2) The most recent evaluation reports from any appropriate sources.
3. (3) Other information determined with the family to be relevant to program planning and service delivery.

(d) The service coordinator shall convene, with the approval of the family, a transition conference including the family, the local educational agency of the child's residence, current service providers, and potential service providers, at least ninety (90) days before the child's third birthday, or up to nine (9) months before the child's third birthday, at the discretion of all parties required to attend the transition conference, or any other anticipated transition, to do the following:

1. (1) Review the child's program options for the period from the third birthday through the remainder of the school year.

2. (2) Establish the transition plan, that includes the following:

   1. (A) Desired outcomes.
   2. (B) Identified service providers.
   3. (C) An outline regarding transfer of information.
   4. (D) Time lines with dates of anticipated conclusion of early intervention services and commencement of subsequent activities.
   5. (E) With the concurrence of the parent, a statement of the family's priorities, concerns, and resources related to transition expectations.

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3.1-11-4; filed Jan 29, 1996, 5:15 p.m.: 19 IR 1344; errata filed Aug 7, 1996, 11:10 a.m.: 19 IR 3471; filed Mar 9, 1999, 2:05 p.m.: 22 IR 2265; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; filed Feb 16, 2006, 8:25 a.m.: 29 IR 2184; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA; readopted filed Oct 8, 2025, 3:15 p.m.: 20251105-IR-470240501RFA)