Kentucky Statutes 164.9813 – Functions of center
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The center shall provide:
(1) A staff that has expertise in autism and autistic-like behavior and in sensory impairments;
(2) Individual and direct family assistance in the home, community, and school. A center’s assistance should not supplant other responsibilities of state and local agencies, and each school district is responsible for providing an appropriate education program for clients of a center who are school age;
(3) Technical assistance and consultation services, including specific intervention and assistance for a client of the center, the client’s family, and the school district, and any other services that are appropriate;
(4) Professional training programs that include developing, providing, and evaluating preservice and in-service training in state-of-the-art practices for personnel who work with the populations served by the centers and their families; and
(5) Public education programs to increase awareness of the public about autism, autistic-related disabilities of communication and behavior, dual sensory impairments, and sensory impairments with other handicapping conditions.
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 221, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996.
(1) A staff that has expertise in autism and autistic-like behavior and in sensory impairments;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164.9813
- Public: means operated with state support. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) Individual and direct family assistance in the home, community, and school. A center’s assistance should not supplant other responsibilities of state and local agencies, and each school district is responsible for providing an appropriate education program for clients of a center who are school age;
(3) Technical assistance and consultation services, including specific intervention and assistance for a client of the center, the client’s family, and the school district, and any other services that are appropriate;
(4) Professional training programs that include developing, providing, and evaluating preservice and in-service training in state-of-the-art practices for personnel who work with the populations served by the centers and their families; and
(5) Public education programs to increase awareness of the public about autism, autistic-related disabilities of communication and behavior, dual sensory impairments, and sensory impairments with other handicapping conditions.
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 221, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996.