1999 Minnesota Statutes

     125A.48 State interagency agreement. 

    (a) The commissioners of the departments of children, 
 families, and learning, health, and human services must enter 
 into an agreement to implement this section and Part H, Public 
 Law Number 102-119, and as required by Code of Federal 
 Regulations, title 34, section 303.523, to promote the 
 development and implementation of interagency, coordinated, 
 multidisciplinary state and local early childhood intervention 
 service systems for serving eligible young children with 
 disabilities, birth through age two, and their families.  The 
 agreement must be reviewed annually. 

    (b) The state interagency agreement must outline at a 
 minimum the conditions, procedures, purposes, and 
 responsibilities of the participating state and local agencies 
 for the following: 

    (1) membership, roles, and responsibilities of a state 
 interagency committee for the oversight of priorities and budget 
 allocations under Part H, Public Law Number 102-119, and other 
 state allocations for this program; 

    (2) child find; 

    (3) establishment of local interagency agreements; 

    (4) review by a state interagency committee of the 
 allocation of additional state and federal early intervention 
 funds by local agencies; 

    (5) fiscal responsibilities of the state and local 
 agencies; 

    (6) intraagency and interagency dispute resolution; 

    (7) payor of last resort; 

    (8) maintenance of effort; 

    (9) procedural safeguards, including mediation; 

    (10) complaint resolution; 

    (11) quality assurance; 

    (12) data collection; 

    (13) an annual summary to the state interagency 
 coordinating council regarding conflict resolution activities 
 including disputes, due process hearings, and complaints; and 

    (14) other components of the state and local early 
 intervention system consistent with Public Law Number 102-119. 

 Written materials must be developed for parents, IEIC's, and 
 local service providers that describe procedures developed under 
 this section as required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 
 34, section 303. 

    HIST: 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 
 42-59,164; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 2 s 15-18; art 3 s 1; 1998 
 c 408 s 23