200.650 Legislative findings.

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The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that there is an urgent and substantial need:

(1)To enhance the development of all infants and toddlers with disabilities in the

Commonwealth of Kentucky in order to minimize developmental delay, and to

maximize individual potential for adult independence;

(2)To enhance the capacity of families to meet the needs of their infants and toddlers

with disabilities;

(3)To reduce the educational costs by minimizing the need for special education and

related services after infants and toddlers with disabilities reach school age;

(4)To reduce future social services costs and to minimize the likelihood of

institutionalization of individuals with disabilities;

(5)To prevent secondary impairments and disabilities by improving the health of

infants and toddlers, thereby reducing health costs for the families and the state; and

(6)To comply with federal law as it pertains to services for infants and toddlers with

disabilities and their families.