§ 300.814 Other State-level activities.

Plain English summary

This section requires each State to use reserved preschool funds (under § 300.812) that are not spent on administration (under § 300.813) for one or more of six specified purposes, including support services, direct services for section 619-eligible children, state and local performance activities, a capped contribution to coordinated services systems, early intervention services with an educational component, and optional service coordination for Part C families. The allowable uses are prescriptive but provide States with flexibility across the enumerated categories. One funding use—the statewide coordinated services system—is capped at no more than one percent of the State's section 619 allocation for a fiscal year.

Key requirements

• Each State must use any funds the State reserves under § 300.812 and does not use for administration under § 300.813 for the purposes listed in (a) through (f).
• Support services may benefit children with disabilities younger than three or older than five as long as those services also benefit children with disabilities aged three through five.
• Direct services must be for children eligible for services under section 619 of the Act.
• Activities at the State and local levels must meet the performance goals established by the State under section 612(a)(15) of the Act.
• Funds used to supplement development and implementation of a statewide coordinated services system must not exceed more than one percent of the amount received by the State under section 619 of the Act for a fiscal year.
• Early intervention services must include an educational component that promotes school readiness and incorporates preliteracy, language, and numeracy skills, in accordance with Part C of the Act.
• Early intervention services under (e) apply to children eligible under section 619 who previously received services under Part C until such children enter, or are eligible under State law to enter, kindergarten.
• At the State's discretion, service coordination or case management may be continued for families who receive services under Part C of the Act, consistent with § 300.814(e).

Affected parties

• State educational agencies (SEAs)
• Children with disabilities aged three through five (section 619 eligible)
• Children with disabilities younger than three or older than five (where services also benefit ages 3–5)
• Families receiving services under Part C of the Act
• Local educational agencies (LEAs)
• Early intervention service providers

Official source

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/part-300/section-300.814