(A) For the purposes of this article:
- (1) "BabyNet" is the interagency early intervention system that is the Part C program in South Carolina.
- (2) "I.D.E.A." means the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. Section 1400, et seq.
- (3) "Maintenance of effort" means the requirement of Part C that relevant state and local agencies maintain a specified level of financial support for early intervention services in compliance with 34 C.F.R. 303.124.
- (4) "Part C program" means a program of early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities required in each state by I.D.E.A. and for which South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness is designated as the lead agency to administer the Part C program in South Carolina by Executive Order Number 2009-12 in compliance with Subchapter VIII, Chapter 33, Title 20, U.S. Code Annotated relating to Head Start programs, and as provided in Section 44-7-2520(A), which relates to definitions concerning the South Carolina Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Act.
- (B) First Steps shall ensure that BabyNet complies with the maintenance of effort requirement by coordinating with all agencies that provide early intervention services in this State to ensure they each properly document all Part C expenditures annually.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 287 (H.3428), Section 5, eff June 18, 2014.