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1 | | the next 5 years. |
2 | | (4) Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services is |
3 | | the first step toward getting developmental disabilities |
4 | | services in this State. If individuals are not on the |
5 | | Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services waiting |
6 | | list, they are not in queue for State developmental |
7 | | disabilities services. |
8 | | (5) Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services may |
9 | | be underutilized by children and their parents or guardians |
10 | | due to lack of awareness or lack of information. |
11 | | (b) The State Board of Education may work with school |
12 | | districts to inform all students with developmental |
13 | | disabilities and their parents or guardians about the |
14 | | Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services database. |
15 | | (c) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human |
16 | | Services and State Board of Education shall develop and |
17 | | implement an online, computer-based training program for at |
18 | | least one designated employee in every public school in this |
19 | | State to educate him or her about the Prioritization of Urgency |
20 | | of Need for Services database and steps to be taken to ensure |
21 | | children and adolescents are enrolled. The training shall |
22 | | include instruction for at least one designated employee in |
23 | | every public school in contacting the appropriate |
24 | | developmental disabilities Independent Service Coordination |
25 | | agency to enroll children and adolescents in the database. At |
26 | | least one designated employee in every public school shall |
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1 | | ensure the opportunity to enroll in the Prioritization of |
2 | | Urgency of Need for Services database is discussed during |
3 | | annual individualized education program (IEP) meetings for all |
4 | | children and adolescents believed to have a developmental |
5 | | disability. |
6 | | (d) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the |
7 | | Department of Human Services, shall inform parents and |
8 | | guardians of students through school districts about the |
9 | | Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services waiting list. |