1.01 Identification Within the Community

A school district, group of districts, or special education cooperative, in cooperation with the health and human service agencies located in the county or counties in which the district or cooperative is 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, county boards, school boards, 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 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. Minn. Stat. § 125A.30(a).

1.01.01 Public Awareness

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Before any major identification, location, or evaluation activity, the notice must be published or announced in newspapers or other media, or both, with circulation adequate to notify parents throughout the State of the activity. 34 C.F.R. § 300.612(b).

The [Interagency Early Intervention 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 of available programs and services. Minn. Stat. § 125A.30(b)(1)

1.01.02 Public Awareness for Infant and Toddler Services

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Each system must include a public awareness program that focuses on the early identification of children who are eligible to receive early intervention services under this part and includes the preparation and dissemination by the lead agency to all primary referral sources, especially hospitals and physicians, of materials for parents on the availability of early intervention services. The public awareness program must provide for informing the public about--

(a) the State's early intervention program;

(b) the child find system, including

(1) the purpose and scope of the system;

(2) how to make referrals; and

(3) how to gain access to a comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation and other early intervention services; and

(c) the central directory.

34 C.F.R. § 303.320.

The [Interagency Early Intervention 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 of available programs and services. Minn. Stat. § 125A.30(b)(1).