| (a) The purpose of interagency coordination is to enhance
the contractor's child find and public awareness efforts and to coordinate
with community partners to increase access to resources and services
for ECI children and families.
(b) The contractor must comply with all child find
and public outreach requirements in all state-level HHSC ECI memoranda
of understanding (MOUs) with the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Head
Start and Early Head Start, Texas Department of Family and Protective
Services (DFPS), and any other state agency with which HHSC ECI enters
into a MOU.
(c) The contractor must coordinate with LEA representatives
to facilitate an effective transition from ECI to public school special
education services and the LEA provision of auditory and visual impairment
services. Coordination activities focus on developing a joint understanding
of:
(1) eligibility requirements for public school services,
including for Part B services;
(2) the state-level MOUs with TEA; and
(3) if applicable, MOUs with the LEAs.
(d) The contractor must coordinate with representatives
from Head Start and Early Head Start to ensure that families eligible
for Head Start and Early Head Start have access to those services,
as available. Coordination activities focus on developing a joint
understanding of:
(1) eligibility requirements for Head Start and Early
Head Start placement;
(2) the state-level MOU with Head Start and Early Head
Start;
(3) referral procedures; and
(4) if applicable, the local MOU with Head Start and
Early Head Start.
(e) The contractor must document coordination of ECI
services with local agencies, as required by 34 CFR §303.302
and other programs identified by HHSC ECI.
(f) The contractor must maintain a current list of
community resources for families that includes for each resource:
(1) services provided;
(2) contact information;
(3) referral procedures; and
(4) cost to families.
(g) The contractor must document the reasonable efforts
to mitigate any systemic issues with achieving the requirements of
this section.
|
| Source Note: The provisions of this §350.615 adopted to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 5524; amended to be effective March 7, 2015, 40 TexReg 939; amended to be effective June 30, 2019, 44 TexReg 3280; transferred effective March 1, 2021, as published in the Texas Register February 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 941 |
