§ 303.119. Personnel standards.
253 words·~1 min read·
/us/cfr/t34/s§ 303.119·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)General. Each system must include policies and procedures relating to the establishment and maintenance of qualification standards to ensure that personnel necessary to carry out the purposes of this part are appropriately and adequately prepared and trained.
(b)Qualification standards. The policies and procedures required in paragraph
(a)of this section must provide for the establishment and maintenance of qualification standards that are consistent with any State-approved or State-recognized certification, licensing, registration, or other comparable requirements that apply to the profession, discipline, or area in which personnel are providing early intervention services.
(c)Use of paraprofessionals and assistants. Nothing in part C of the Act may be construed to prohibit the use of paraprofessionals and assistants who are appropriately trained and supervised in accordance with State law, regulation, or written policy to assist in the provision of early intervention services under part C of the Act to infants and toddlers with disabilities.
(d)Policy to address shortage of personnel. A State may adopt a policy that includes making ongoing good-faith efforts to recruit and hire appropriately and adequately trained personnel to provide early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities, including, in a geographic area of the State where there is a shortage of such personnel, the most qualified individuals available who are making satisfactory progress toward completing applicable course work necessary to meet the standards described in paragraphs
(a)and
(b)of this section. (Approved by Office of Management and Budget under control number 1820-0550) (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1435(a)(9), 1435(b))
Connectionstraces to 1
Traces to 1 document
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 303.119
Personnel standards.
Cites 1Cited by 0 across 0 sources