Sec. 13. (a) The advisory committee shall:

(1) review the list of language developmental milestones and relevant information provided by the center under section 12 of this chapter;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-35-12-13

  • advisory committee: refers to the advisory committee appointed by the director of the center under section 10 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-35-12-2
  • center: refers to the center for deaf and hard of hearing education established by IC 20-35-11-3. See Indiana Code 20-35-12-5
  • language developmental milestones: means milestones of development aligned with applicable state standards. See Indiana Code 20-35-12-8
(2) collaborate with experts in:

(A) selecting, for recommendation to the center, the language developmental milestones for inclusion in the parent resource described in section 14 of this chapter; and

(B) approving, for recommendation to the center, tools and assessments for children who are deaf or hard of hearing that are equivalent to tools and assessments for children who are not deaf or hard of hearing; and

(3) not later than June 1, 2020, provide to the center the following:

(A) A list of the language developmental milestones that the advisory committee recommends that the center include in the parent resource described in section 14 of this chapter.

(B) A list of the tools and assessments for children who are deaf or hard of hearing that the advisory committee recommends the center approve under section 15 of this chapter.

     (b) The advisory committee shall, at least once every five (5) years, conduct a review of the language developmental milestones selected and tools and assessments approved by the center under sections 14 and 15 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.260-2019, SEC.1.