FW: DARS Early Childhood Intervention Notice of Public Hearing

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FYI

From: The Arc of Texas

Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 9:31 AM

The Arc

DARS Early Childhood Intervention

Notice of Public Hearing

ECI provides comprehensive early intervention services

to families with infants and toddlers who have developmental delays, have

diagnosed physical or mental conditions with a high probability of

developmental delay, or exhibit atypical development. Early intervention

services are provided as required by the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act (IDEA), Part C as Amended in 2004.

ECI is soliciting public comments on proposed

amendments to:

Title 40, Texas Administrative Code Part 2, Chapter

108, Division for Early Childhood Intervention Services; Title 40, Part

2, Chapter 101, Administrative Rules and Procedures, Subchapter J,

Appeals and Hearing Procedures, Division 3, Division for Early Childhood

Intervention Services, §101.8011; and the Texas Department of Assistive

and Rehabilitative Services Division of Early Childhood Intervention

Standards Manual for Contracted Programs.

The proposed revisions to Title 40, Texas

Administrative Code Part 2, Chapter 108, Division for Early Childhood

Intervention Services and Title 40, Part 2, Chapter 101, Administrative

Rules and Procedures, Subchapter J, Appeals and Hearing Procedures,

Division 3, Division for Early Childhood Intervention Services, §101.8011

will be available for viewing in the Texas Register at www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/

and on the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Web

site at www.dars.state.tx.us/

on approximately June 11, 2010.

The proposed revisions to the ECI Standards Manual for

Contracted Programs can be viewed on the Texas Department of Assistive

and Rehabilitative Services Web site at www.dars.state.tx.us/

..

ECI will host public hearings around the state to

collect testimony and respond to comments. Public Hearings will be

held according to the following schedule, and each of these hearings will

be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

June 23, 2010 United Way of the Texas Gulf

Coast

50

Waugh

Houston, Texas 77007

June 29, 2010 American Foundation of the

Blind

11030 Ables Lane

Dallas, Texas 75229

July 8, 2010 Region 20

Education Service Center

1314 Hines Avenue

San , Texas

78208

Written comments or requests for copies of the draft

proposal may be submitted to ECI.policy@...

or mailed to:

Texas

Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services

Division for

Early Childhood Intervention

4900 North

Lamar Blvd

Austin Texas

78751-2399

For persons with disabilities requesting

accommodations, please contact DARS Inquiries at 1- TDD/TTY

1- preferably five business days prior to the scheduled

meeting.

Please note that the rules have not been posted for

review. The Arc of Texas will be reviewing and posting comments if

necessary upon publication.

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