KRS 200.658: Kentucky Early Intervention System Interagency Coordinating Council --

Membership -- Duties -- Annual report -- Conflict of interest to bar voting.

(1) There is hereby created the Kentucky Early Intervention System Interagency

Coordinating Council to be comprised of twenty-five (25) members to be appointed

by the Governor to serve a term of three (3) years. The members of the council shall

be geographically and culturally representative of the population of the

Commonwealth and conform to the requirements of federal law and regulations. For

administrative purposes, the council shall be attached to the Early Childhood

Advisory Council. Pursuant to federal law and regulations, the membership shall be

as follows:

(a) At least five (5) members shall be the parents, including minority parents, of a

child with a disability who is twelve (12) years of age or less, with at least one

(1) being the parent of a child six (6) years of age or less. Each parent shall

have knowledge of or experience with program s for infants and toddlers with

disabilities;

(b) At least five (5) members shall be public or private providers of early

intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities;

(c) At least one (1) member shall be a member of the Kentucky General

Assembly;

(d) At least one (1) member shall be representative of an entity responsible for

personnel preparation and may include personnel from an institution of higher

education or preservice training organization;

(e) At least one (1) member shall be th e commissioner or individual serving in a

position of equivalent authority, or the designee, from the Department for

Public Health;

(f) At least one (1) member shall be the commissioner or individual serving in a

position of equivalent authority, or the de signee, from the Department for

Medicaid Services;

(g) At least one (1) member shall be the commissioner or individual serving in a

position of equivalent authority, or the designee, from the Department for

Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities;

(h) At least one (1) member shall be the commissioner or individual serving in a

position of equivalent authority, or the designee, from the Department for

Community Based Services;

(i) At least one (1) member shall be the commissioner or de signee of the

Department of Education;

(j) At least one (1) member shall be the commissioner or designee of the

Department of Insurance;

(k) At least one (1) member shall be a representative of the Office for Children

with Special Health Care Needs;

(l) At least one (1) member shall be a representative for the Head Start program;

and

(m) At least one (1) member shall be a representative of the Education of

Homeless Children and Youth program.

(2) In matters concerning the Kentucky Early Intervention System, the council shall

advise and assist the cabinet in areas, including but not limited to the following:

(a) Development and implementation of the statewide system and the

administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to KRS 200.650 to 200.676;

(b) Achieving the full participation, coordination, and cooperation of all

appropriate entities in the state, including, but not limited to, individuals,

departments, and agencies, through the promotion of interagency agreements;

(c) Establishing a process to seek information from service providers, service

coordinators, parents, and others concerning the identification of service

delivery problems and the resolution of those problems;

(d) Resolution of disputes, to the extent deemed appropriate by the cabinet;

(e) Provision of appropriate services for children from birth to three (3) years of

age;

(f) Identifying sources of fiscal and other support services for early intervention

programs;

(g) Preparing applications to Part C of the Federal Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act (IDEA) and any amendments to the applications;

(h) Transitioning of infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families from

the early intervention system to appropriate se rvices provided under Part B of

the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) operated by

the state Department of Education; and

(i) Developing performance measures to assess the outcomes for children

receiving services.

(3) The council sh all prepare no later than December 30 of each year an annual report

on the progress toward and any barriers to full implementation of the Kentucky

Early Intervention System for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their

families. The report shall inc lude recommendations concerning the Kentucky Early

Intervention System, including recommendations of ways to improve quality and

cost effectiveness, and shall be submitted to the Governor, Legislative Research

Commission, and the Secretary of the United States Department of Education.

(4) No member of the council shall cast a vote on any matter which would provide

direct financial benefit to that member or otherwise give the appearance of the

existence of a conflict of interest.