(a) A group of school districts or special education cooperatives, in cooperation with the county and tribal health and human service agencies located in the county or counties in which the districts or cooperatives are located, must establish an Interagency Early Intervention Committee for children with disabilities under age five and their families under this section, and for children with disabilities ages three to 22 consistent with the requirements under sections 125A.023 and 125A.027. Committees must include representatives of local health, education, and county human service agencies, early childhood family education programs, Head Start, parents of young children with disabilities under age 12, child care resource and referral agencies, school readiness programs, current service providers, and agencies that serve families experiencing homelessness, and may also include representatives from other private or public agencies and school nurses. The committee must elect a chair from among its members and must meet at least quarterly.
(b) The committee must develop and implement interagency policies and procedures concerning the following ongoing duties:
(1) develop public awareness systems designed to inform potential recipient families, especially parents with premature infants, or infants with other physical risk factors associated with learning or development complications, of available programs and services;
(2) to reduce families' need for future services, and especially parents with premature infants, or infants with other physical risk factors associated with learning or development complications, implement interagency child find systems designed to actively seek out, identify, and refer infants and young children with, or at risk of, disabilities, including a child under the age of three who: (i) is the subject of a substantiated case of abuse or neglect or (ii) is identified as directly affected by illegal substance abuse, or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure;
(3) implement a process for assuring that services involve cooperating agencies at all steps leading to individualized programs;
(4) identify the current services and funding being provided within the community for children with disabilities under age five and their families; and
(5) develop a plan for the allocation and expenditure of federal early intervention funds under United States Code, title 20, section 1471 et seq. (Part C, Public Law 108-446) and United States Code, title 20, section 631, et seq. (Chapter I, Public Law 89-313).
(c) The local committee shall also participate in needs assessments and program planning activities conducted by local social service, health and education agencies for young children with disabilities and their families.
1994 c 647 art 3 s 9,34; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 3 s 4,5; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 45,164; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 3 s 1; 1999 c 123 s 14; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 3 s 12; art 10 s 13; 2006 c 282 art 2 s 20; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 3 s 12; 2013 c 116 art 5 s 11; 2014 c 272 art 4 s 9; 1Sp2020 c 8 art 5 s 5
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12
Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs
Section 125A.01 — Definitions.
Section 125A.02 — Child With A Disability Defined.
Section 125A.023 — State Agency Coordination Responsibilities.
Section 125A.027 — Local Agency Coordination Responsibilities.
Section 125A.03 — Special Instruction For Children With A Disability.
Section 125A.04 — High School Diploma.
Section 125A.06 — Blind Persons' Literacy Rights.
Section 125A.08 — Individualized Education Programs.
Section 125A.083 — Student Information Systems; Transferring Records.
Section 125A.091 — Alternative Dispute Resolution And Due Process Hearings.
Section 125A.094 — Restrictive Procedures For Children With Disabilities.
Section 125A.0941 — Definitions.
Section 125A.0942 — Standards For Restrictive Procedures.
Section 125A.11 — Special Instructions For Nonresident Children.
Section 125A.12 — Attendance In Another District.
Section 125A.125 — Report On Homeless Children Served.
Section 125A.13 — School Of Parents' Choice.
Section 125A.14 — Extended School Year.
Section 125A.15 — Placement In Another District; Responsibility.
Section 125A.155 — Special Education Reciprocity; Commissioner Duties.
Section 125A.17 — Legal Residence Of A Child With A Disability Placed In A Foster Facility.
Section 125A.18 — Special Instruction; Nonpublic Schools.
Section 125A.19 — Nonresident Education; Billing.
Section 125A.20 — Transportation Aid Agreements.
Section 125A.21 — Third-party Payment.
Section 125A.22 — Community Transition Interagency Committee.
Section 125A.23 — Agency Access To Nonpublic Data.
Section 125A.24 — Parent Advisory Councils.
Section 125A.25 — Legislative Commitment To Conciliation.
Section 125A.259 — Citation; Interagency Early Childhood Intervention System.
Section 125A.27 — Definitions.
Section 125A.28 — State Interagency Coordinating Council.
Section 125A.29 — Responsibilities Of County Boards And School Boards.
Section 125A.30 — Interagency Early Intervention Committees.
Section 125A.31 — Local Primary Agency.
Section 125A.32 — Individualized Family Service Plan (ifsp).
Section 125A.33 — Service Coordination.
Section 125A.34 — Early Intervention Respite Services.
Section 125A.35 — Early Intervention Service Dollars.
Section 125A.36 — Payment For Services.
Section 125A.37 — Payor Of Last Resort.
Section 125A.38 — Maintenance Of Effort.
Section 125A.39 — Local Interagency Agreements.
Section 125A.40 — Third-party Payment.
Section 125A.41 — Coordinating Health Insurance Benefits.
Section 125A.42 — Procedural Safeguards; Parent And Child Rights.
Section 125A.43 — Mediation Procedure.
Section 125A.44 — Complaint Procedure.
Section 125A.45 — Interagency Dispute Procedure.
Section 125A.46 — Due Process Hearings.
Section 125A.48 — State Interagency Agreement.
Section 125A.50 — Alternative Delivery Of Specialized Instructional Services.
Section 125A.51 — Placement Of Children Without Disabilities; Education And Transportation.
Section 125A.515 — Placement Of Students; Approval Of Education Program.
Section 125A.53 — Director Of A Special Education Cooperative.
Section 125A.55 — Accommodating Students With Disabilities.
Section 125A.56 — Alternate Instruction Required Before Assessment Referral.
Section 125A.58 — Purchasing Guidelines.
Section 125A.59 — Interagency Agreement To Purchase Used Assistive Technology Devices.
Section 125A.60 — Purchase Agreement; Price Formula.
Section 125A.61 — Location And Status.
Section 125A.62 — Duties Of The Board Of The Minnesota State Academies.
Section 125A.63 — Resources; Deaf Or Hard-of-hearing And Blind Or Visually Impaired.
Section 125A.64 — Powers Of Board Of The Minnesota State Academies.
Section 125A.65 — Attendance At Academies For The Deaf And Blind.
Section 125A.66 — Obligations Of The Academies.
Section 125A.67 — Staff Of The Academies.
Section 125A.68 — State Adopted Procedures.
Section 125A.69 — Admission Standards.
Section 125A.70 — Expense Of Pupils.
Section 125A.71 — Deposit And Appropriation Of Rents And Fees Of Academies.
Section 125A.72 — Student Activities Account.
Section 125A.73 — Duties Of State Departments.
Section 125A.74 — Medical Assistance Payments To School Districts.
Section 125A.744 — Statewide Data Management System To Maximize Medical Assistance Reimbursement.
Section 125A.75 — Special Education Programs; Approval; Aid Payments; Travel Aid; Litigation Costs.
Section 125A.76 — Special Education Aid.