75-5399. Transition planning services for individuals with disabilities; definitions. When used in this act:
(a) "Individuals with disabilities" means individuals with intellectual disability, hearing impairments including deafness, speech or language impairments, visual impairments including blindness, serious emotional disturbance, orthopedic impairments, autism, traumatic brain injury, other health impairments or specific learning disabilities.
(b) "Transition services" means a coordinated set of activities for a student, designed within an outcome-oriented process, which promotes movement from school to post-school activities, including post-secondary education, vocational training, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living or community participation. The coordinated set of activities shall be based upon the individual student's needs, taking into account the student's preferences and interests, and shall include instruction, community experiences, the development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives and, when appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and functional vocational evaluation.
(c) "Transition planning services" means rehabilitation counseling, information and referral to community services for students age 16 and older in secondary special education programs.
(d) "Local education authority" means the special education interlocal or cooperative or school district responsible for the local special education program.
(e) "Special education program" means services that are provided pursuant to public law 94-142 (the education of all handicapped children's act) as implemented in Kansas through K.S.A. 72-3403 et seq., and amendments thereto, and public law 101-476 (the individuals with disabilities education act).
(f) "Secretary" means the secretary for children and families or the designee of the secretary.
(g) "Local transition council" means a representative group of persons with disabilities and their families, school personnel, adult service agency personnel and members of the general public such as employers which develops an annual plan to improve secondary special education, transition and transition planning services.
History: L. 1992, ch. 129, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 91, § 62; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 372; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees
Article 53 - Department For Children And Families
75-5309 Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; classified service.
75-5310a Service contracts for preparation of expert testimony; exempt from competitive bidding.
75-5313 Advisory committees; creation; allowances and expenses.
75-5316a Secretary may organize department; powers and duties of personnel.
75-5319 Custody of records, memoranda and writings of departmental transactions.
75-5321a Transfer of certain long-term care programs and services to secretary of aging.
75-5328a Purchase of insurance insuring volunteers in family foster care program.
75-5331 Officers and employees; rights preserved; application of civil service law.
75-5338 Officers and employees; rights preserved; application of civil service law.
75-5344 Special fund for the developmentally disabled; authorized uses; administration.
75-5345 Employees at industries for the blind workshop, civil service status.
75-5365 Acquisition of certain support enforcement services; competitive bid procedure.
75-5367 Matching child support debtors and insurance claimants; requirements; procedure.
75-5375 Drug abuse treatment and prevention duties of secretary for aging and disability services.
75-5376 Cooperation of other state agencies.
75-5381 Kansas citizens' committee on alcohol and other drug abuse; establishment.
75-5383 Same; composition; terms; vacancies.
75-5384 Same; members to be representative of various groups and organizations; definitions.
75-5386 Same; organization; records and minutes; meetings; bylaws.
75-5394 Same; cooperation by state agencies.
75-5395 Same; arrangements and contracts authorized for carrying out purposes.
75-5396 Same; reception of funds, gifts, grants, bequests; expenditures.
75-5397 Same; state agencies to provide services to deaf and hard of hearing.
75-5397a Same; fees for interpreter services and sign language instruction.
75-5397c Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings.
75-5397d Motor vehicle symbol for deaf and hard of hearing; requirements.
75-5399 Transition planning services for individuals with disabilities; definitions.
75-53,100 Same; transition planning required.
75-53,101 Same; compilation of background information.
75-53,102 Same; transition councils.
75-53,111 Foster child educational assistance act; purpose.
75-53,112 Foster child educational assistance act; definitions.
75-53,113 Same; eligibility for assistance continuous where eligible under preexisting law.
75-53,114 Same; waiver of tuition or fees; reimbursement of other qualified expenses.
75-53,115 Same; continuing requirements for program participation.
75-53,116 Same; enrollment not contingent on available appropriations.
75-53,117 Same; rules and regulations.
75-53,118 Same; annual report to legislature.
75-53,120 Same; eligibility for tuition waiver continuing, when.