Kentucky Statutes 200.650 – Legislative findings
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The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that there is an urgent and substantial need:
(1) To enhance the development of all infants and toddlers with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in order to minimize developmental delay, and to maximize individual potential for adult independence;
(2) To enhance the capacity of families to meet the needs of their infants and toddlers with disabilities;
(3) To reduce the educational costs by minimizing the need for special education and related services after infants and toddlers with disabilities reach school age;
(4) To reduce future social services costs and to minimize the likelihood of institutionalization of individuals with disabilities;
(5) To prevent secondary impairments and disabilities by improving the health of infants and toddlers, thereby reducing health costs for the families and the state; and
(6) To comply with federal law as it pertains to services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 313, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994.
(1) To enhance the development of all infants and toddlers with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in order to minimize developmental delay, and to maximize individual potential for adult independence;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 200.650
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) To enhance the capacity of families to meet the needs of their infants and toddlers with disabilities;
(3) To reduce the educational costs by minimizing the need for special education and related services after infants and toddlers with disabilities reach school age;
(4) To reduce future social services costs and to minimize the likelihood of institutionalization of individuals with disabilities;
(5) To prevent secondary impairments and disabilities by improving the health of infants and toddlers, thereby reducing health costs for the families and the state; and
(6) To comply with federal law as it pertains to services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 313, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994.