PURPOSE: The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is eligible to apply for and receive federal funds under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1986 for the provision of early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities. This rule incorporates by reference the annual program plan required by new federal statutes for the provision of the services to eligible children.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The publication of the full text of the material that the adopting agency has incorporated by reference in this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. Therefore, the full text of that material will be made available to any interested person at both the Office of the Secretary of State and the office of the adopting agency, pursuant to section 536.031.4, RSMo. Such material will be provided at the cost established by state law.

1. (1) The content of this state plan, as submitted to the United States Department of Education, meets the federal statute and Missouri’s compliance in the following areas:

   1. (A) Submission statements and certification; and

   2. (B) Substantive Requirements.

      1. 1. Definitions
      2. 2. Lead agency
      3. 3. State Interagency Coordinating Coun-

cil

1. 4. Description of use of funds
2. 5. Public participation
3. 6. Equitable distribution of resources
4. 7. Transition to preschool programs
5. 8. Adoption of state policy
6. 9. Annual Performance Report require-

ment

1. 10. Annual Data Collection Report

requirement

1. 11. General Education Provisions Act
2. 12. State definition of developmental

delay

1. 13. Central directory
2. 14. Timetables for serving all eligible

children

1. 15. Public Awareness Program
2. 16. Comprehensive Child Find System
3. 17. Evaluation, assessment, and nondis-

criminatory procedures

1. 18. Individualized Family Service Plans

(IFSPs)

1. 19. Comprehensive System of Personnel

Development (CSPD)

1. 20. Personnel standards
2. 21. Procedural safeguards
3. 22. Supervision and monitoring of pro-

grams

1. 23. Lead agency procedures for resolv-

ing complaints

1. 24. Policies and procedures related to

financial matters

1. 25. Interagency agreements, resolution

for individual disputes

1. 26. Policy for contracting or otherwise

arranging for services

1. 27. Data collection

2. 28. Appendices

   1. A. Interagency coordinating council

meeting notices

1. B. Central directory information and

public awareness

1. C. Interagency agreement
2. D. Monitoring document
3. E. Education Department General

Administration Rules (EDGAR) definitions

AUTHORITY: section 178.430, RSMo 1994, Executive Order 94-22 of the Governor, Public Law 105-17, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.* Original rule filed Dec. 29, 1997, effective March 30, 1998. Amended: Filed July 31, 1998, effective Oct. 30, 1998. *Original authority 1963.