S.C. Code Ann. § 59-137-50 – Certain agencies required to present plan to Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Development and Education | Midpage
§ 59-137-50
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-137-50
Certain agencies required to present plan to Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Development and Education
(A) Annually by January first each state agency named in subsection (B) shall present to the Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Development and Education an approvable plan which:
(1) describes the agency's specific services to preschool-age handicapped children and their families;
(2) supplements the special education and related services provided under this chapter;
(3) defines the maintenance or increase of fiscal effort to this segment of the state's population;
(4) sets forth the policies and procedures for communicating and cooperating with local school districts in the planning and provision of programs for preschool-age handicapped children.
(B) The state agencies with responsibility under subsection (A) are the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, the School for the Deaf and the Blind, the Commission for the Blind, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Department of Mental Health, and the State Department of Social Services.
(C) The Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Development and Education shall submit annually by February first a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Children, the Senate Education Committee, and the House Education and Public Works Committee summarizing services provided for preschool-age handicapped children.
(D) The Joint Legislative Committee on Children shall receive timely reports from all agencies involved in the implementation of programs for handicapped infants, toddlers, and preschool children developed pursuant to P.L. 99-457 and shall provide consultation and guidance if necessary.