Oregon Statutes 343.511 – Interagency agreements to provide services
(1) The Department of Education shall enter into written interagency agreements with state or federal agencies contracting for, or providing services to, preschool children with disabilities or who are at risk of developing disabling conditions, and their families.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 343.511
- Determination: means the determination by the school district concerning the identification, evaluation or educational placement of a child with a disability or the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child in a program paid for by the district. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
- Early intervention services: means services for preschool children with disabilities from birth until three years of age that are:
(a) Designed to meet the developmental needs of children with disabilities and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child's development;
(b) Selected in collaboration with the parents; and
(c) Provided:
(A) Under public supervision;
(B) By personnel qualified in accordance with criteria established by rules of the State Board of Education; and
(C) In conformity with an individualized family service plan. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
- Other services: means those services that may be provided to preschool children with disabilities and to their families that are not early childhood special education or early intervention services and are not paid for with early childhood special education or early intervention funds. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
- Special education: includes instruction that:
(a) May be conducted in the classroom, the home, a hospital, an institution, a special school or another setting; and
(b) May involve physical education services, speech-language services, transition services or other related services designated by rule to be services to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
(2) Each interagency agreement shall include:
(a) Components necessary to insure effective cooperation and coordination among the agencies involved in providing services to preschool children with disabilities.
(b) A clear description of financial responsibility of the agencies for paying for early childhood special education and early intervention services, case management services and other services to preschool children with disabilities and their families.
(c) Procedures for resolving, in a timely manner, interagency disputes regarding services, eligibility or financial responsibility related to eligible children.
(d) A description of each agency’s procedure for resolving internal disputes regarding the agency’s services, eligibility determination or financial responsibility.
(e) A process for the Department of Education to follow to achieve resolution of disputes within the agency entering into the agreement with the department, if the given agency is unable to resolve its own internal disputes within 60 calendar days. [1991 c.749 § 14]