Oregon Statutes 343.475 – Program of early childhood special education and early intervention services; rules
(1)(a) In accordance with rules of the State Board of Education adopted in consultation with the Early Learning Council, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall collaborate with the Early Learning System Director to develop and administer a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency program of early childhood special education and early intervention services for children with a disability.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 343.475
- Child with a disability: means a school-age child who is entitled to a free appropriate public education as specified by ORS § 339. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Early childhood special education: means instruction that is:
(a) Free, appropriate and specially designed to meet the unique needs of a preschool child with a disability;
(b) Provided from three years of age until the age of eligibility for kindergarten; and
(c) Provided in any of the following settings:
(A) The home, a hospital, an institution, a special school, a classroom or a community child care setting;
(B) A preschool; or
(C) A combination of a setting described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and a preschool. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
- Early intervention services: means services for preschool children with disabilities from birth until three years of age that are:
(a) Designed to meet the developmental needs of children with disabilities and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child's development;
(b) Selected in collaboration with the parents; and
(c) Provided:
(A) Under public supervision;
(B) By personnel qualified in accordance with criteria established by rules of the State Board of Education; and
(C) In conformity with an individualized family service plan. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
- Instruction: means providing children and families with information and skills that support the achievement of the goals and outcomes in the child's individualized family service plan and working with preschool children with disabilities in one or more of the following developmental areas:
(a) Communication development;
(b) Social or emotional development;
(c) Physical development, including vision and hearing;
(d) Adaptive development; and
(e) Cognitive development. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
- Other services: means those services that may be provided to preschool children with disabilities and to their families that are not early childhood special education or early intervention services and are not paid for with early childhood special education or early intervention funds. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
- Special education: includes instruction that:
(a) May be conducted in the classroom, the home, a hospital, an institution, a special school or another setting; and
(b) May involve physical education services, speech-language services, transition services or other related services designated by rule to be services to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
(b) The program must ensure that each child with a disability has access to a comprehensive plan for communication that allows the child, by the age of three years, to engage in expressive and receptive communication across all learning, home and community settings. The plan may allow for communication orally, by sign language, by assistive technology or by augmentative communication.
(2) In accordance with rules of the State Board of Education adopted in consultation with the Early Learning Council, the Superintendent of Public Instruction in collaboration with the Early Learning System Director may:
(a) Establish and designate service areas throughout the state for the delivery of early childhood special education and early intervention services that shall meet state and federal guidelines and be delivered to all eligible children.
(b) Designate in each service area a primary contractor that shall be responsible for the administration and coordination of early childhood special education and early intervention services to all eligible children and their families residing in the service area.
(3) Early childhood special education and early intervention services shall coordinate services with other services provided through the Oregon Early Learning System. The coordination of services shall be consistent with federal and state law.
(4) Children with a disability shall be considered residents of the service area where the children are currently living, including children living in public or private residential programs, hospitals and similar facilities.
(5) In addition to any other remedy or sanction that may be available, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may withhold funds and terminate the contract of any contractor that fails to comply with any provisions of the contract. [1991 c.749 § 8; 1993 c.45 § 232; 2001 c.831 § 26; 2012 c.37 § 89; 2013 c.728 10,11; 2021 c.631 § 46]
[1955 c.658 § 9; 1961 c.541 § 8; repealed by 1965 c.100 § 456]