{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-863.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-863.02","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this subchapter is:\n\n(1)\nTo enhance the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities and to minimize their potential for developmental delay;\n\n(2)\nTo reduce the educational costs to our society, including our schools, by minimizing the need for special education and related services after infants and toddlers with disabilities reach school age;\n\n(3)\nTo minimize the likelihood for institutionalization of individuals with disabilities and maximize the potential for their independent living in society;\n\n(4)\nTo enhance the capacity of families to meet the special needs of their infants and toddlers with disabilities;\n\n(5)\nTo establish collaborative activities among agencies of the District of Columbia that administer programs relating to young children to maximize the quality of early intervention services; and\n\n(6)\nTo enhance the capacity of city agencies and service providers to identify, evaluate, and meet the special needs of historically under-represented populations, particularly minorities and low-income and inner-city populations.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 8C. Early Intervention for Children.","Subchapter II. Early Intervention, 2005."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-863.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"76bd6de92a7d541b64b81377c8b36fa57aec497506e0b6d9601485a6d52e7ff0","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-863.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-863.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}