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USA Statutes : maine
Title : Title 20-A. EDUCATION
Chapter : Chapter 308. TRANSITIONAL SERVICES COORDINATION PROJECTS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS
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Title 20-A - §7801. Purpose
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 4: SPECIFIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Subpart 1: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Chapter 308: TRANSITIONAL SERVICES COORDINATION PROJECTS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS
§7801. Purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter to implement service planning and coordination for youth with handicaps, 14 years of age
or older and under 26 years of age, who are in transition from school to the community. Local projects have been established
to provide more effective and efficient statewide delivery of services to handicapped youths in transition from school to
the community by:
[1989, c. 899, §2 (amd).]
1. Coordination. Coordinating existing programs presently provided for these youths by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department
of Education, the Department of Labor, the Department of Corrections and other public and private agencies;
[RR 2003, c. 2, §37 (cor).]
2. Planning and delivery. Planning and delivering services only to meet identified unmet needs; and
[1989, c. 899, §2 (amd).]
3. Future recommendations. Using results from the operation of these projects to determine the best direction for future recommendations to serve this
population.
[1989, c. 899, §2 (amd).]
Section History:
PL 1985,
Ch. 768,
§1
(NEW).
PL 1989,
Ch. 700,
§A54
(AMD).
PL 1989,
Ch. 899,
§2
(AMD).
PL 1993,
Ch. 349,
§46
(AMD).
PL 1995,
Ch. 560,
§K82
(AMD).
PL 1995,
Ch. 560,
§K83
(AFF).
PL 2001,
Ch. 354,
§3
(AMD).
RR 2003,
Ch. 2,
§37
(COR).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 20-A - §7802. Definitions
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 4: SPECIFIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Subpart 1: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Chapter 308: TRANSITIONAL SERVICES COORDINATION PROJECTS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS
§7802. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
[1985, c. 768, §1 (new).]
1. Adult service agencies. "Adult service agencies" are those public and private agencies which provide services, as defined in this section, to youths
and adults who are no longer eligible for school services due to graduation or becoming age-ineligible under Title 20, section
7001, subsection 2.
[1985, c. 768, §1 (new).]
2. Handicapped youths in transition. "Handicapped youths in transition" are those youths who have attained the age of 14 years and meet the eligibility criteria
as defined in the United States Rehabilitation Act, Public Law 93-112, Section 504, as amended.
[1985, c. 768, §1 (new).]
3. Services. "Services" means those activities undertaken to provide special education, habilitation, rehabilitation, vocational and
related services to handicapped persons in transition from school to community. These services may include, but are not limited
to:
A. Identification of all handicapped youth in transition in schools and in the community;
[1989, c. 899, §3 (new).]
B. Referral to appropriate community services;
[1989, c. 899, §3 (new).]
C. Technical assistance for student education and transition plan development and implementation;
[1989, c. 899, §3 (new).]
D. Program development and evaluation;
[1989, c. 899, §3 (new).]
E. Case management and student tracking;
[1989, c. 899, §3 (new).]
F. Family training, counseling and support;
[1989, c. 899, §3 (new).]
G. Employer training, counseling and support;
[1989, c. 899, §3 (new).]
H. Facilitation of interagency communication and collaboration; and
[1989, c. 899, §3 (new).]
I. Planning and conducting skill development training.
[1989, c. 899, §3 (new).]
[1989, c. 899, §3 (amd).]
4. Transition. "Transition" means the coordination of school-based efforts and services with those services that are or will be provided
by adult service agencies in preparation for later employment, community integration and independent living.
[1985, c. 768, §1 (new).]
5. Interdepartmental council.
[1999, c. 668, §91 (rp).]
6. Commissioners. "Commissioners" means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of
Labor and the Commissioner of Corrections.
[RR 2003, c. 2, §38 (cor).]
7. Committee. "Committee" means the Interdepartmental Committee on Transition as established in section 7803.
[1989, c. 899, §4 (new).]
8. Area coordinating committee. "Area coordinating committee" means a committee authorized in section 7804, subsection 4.
[1989, c. 899, §4 (new).]
9. Site. "Site" means each of the area coordination programs.
[1989, c. 899, §4 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1985,
Ch. 768,
§1
(NEW).
PL 1989,
Ch. 899,
§3,4
(AMD).
RR 1995,
Ch. 2,
§34
(COR).
PL 1999,
Ch. 668,
§91
(AMD).
PL 2001,
Ch. 354,
§3
(AMD).
RR 2003,
Ch. 2,
§38
(COR).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 20-A - §7803-A. Transition services
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 4: SPECIFIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Subpart 1: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Chapter 308: TRANSITIONAL SERVICES COORDINATION PROJECTS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS
§7803-A. Transition services
Each school administrative unit shall provide an annual statement of the transition services needed by a handicapped youth
in transition enrolled in that unit. The statement of transition services must be provided to all handicapped youth in transition
who are 16 years of age or older and enrolled in school and may be provided to younger students when the school administrative
unit finds it necessary. When appropriate, a cooperative agreement among the Department of Education, the Department of Health
and Human Services, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Labor must be included as part of the annual statement
describing the responsibilities of and coordination required by those agencies. If a cooperating agency fails to provide
agreed-upon services, the school administrative unit is responsible for reconvening the cooperating agencies for the purposes
of developing alternative strategies to meet the transition objectives. This section does not require any school administrative
unit to provide noneducational services to students.
[RR 2003, c. 2, §40 (cor).]
Section History:
PL 1991,
Ch. 180,
§
(NEW).
PL 1995,
Ch. 560,
§K82
(AMD).
PL 1995,
Ch. 560,
§K83
(AFF).
PL 2001,
Ch. 354,
§3
(AMD).
RR 2003,
Ch. 2,
§40
(COR).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 20-A - §7803. Interdepartmental Committee on Transition
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 4: SPECIFIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Subpart 1: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Chapter 308: TRANSITIONAL SERVICES COORDINATION PROJECTS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS
§7803. Interdepartmental Committee on Transition
An Interdepartmental Committee on Transition pursuant to Title 5, chapter 379, representing the Department of Education, the
Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Department of Corrections, at least 2 of the local coordination
sites and the public, must be appointed by the commissioners to establish guidelines, including continuation applications,
to monitor grants and to evaluate the performance of area coordination programs developed through the grants.
[RR 2003, c. 2, §39 (cor).]
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The members of this committee shall be compensated in accordance with Title 5, chapter 379.
[1985, c. 768, §11 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1985,
Ch. 768,
§1
(NEW).
PL 1989,
Ch. 700,
§A55
(AMD).
PL 1989,
Ch. 899,
§5
(AMD).
PL 1993,
Ch. 349,
§47
(AMD).
PL 1995,
Ch. 560,
§K82
(AMD).
PL 1995,
Ch. 560,
§K83
(AFF).
PL 1999,
Ch. 668,
§92
(AMD).
PL 2001,
Ch. 354,
§3
(AMD).
RR 2003,
Ch. 2,
§39
(COR).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 20-A - §7804. Authorization for expenditure of funds
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 4: SPECIFIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Subpart 1: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Chapter 308: TRANSITIONAL SERVICES COORDINATION PROJECTS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS
§7804. Authorization for expenditure of funds
1. Pilot projects.
[1989, c. 899, §6 (rp).]
1-A. Grants. The committee, as established in section 7803, shall provide funds for the maintenance of existing sites and shall provide
funds for new or expanded sites, as funds are available. These funds must support the effective delivery of services to handicapped
youth in transition by coordinating existing programs, when possible, and establishing a mechanism for ongoing coordination
of programs for handicapped youths in transition at a local or regional level, including local educational agencies, community
mental health centers, regional mental retardation services, regional rehabilitation programs and other public and private
agencies as appropriate. Each project must establish a method to identify unserved and underserved handicapped youths in
transition and develop services for these youths.
[1989, c. 899, §7 (new).]
2. Rules. The committee shall promulgate by rules policy and procedures that assure participation at the local level by agencies currently
serving handicapped youths in transition from school to community. They shall require that existing resources for providing
services to handicapped youths in transition be exhausted prior to using grants funds to provide services.
[1989, c. 899, §8 (amd).]
3. Fiscal agent. The agency, institution or school administrative unit receiving a grant under this chapter may function only in the role
of fiscal agent, as described in rules promulgated by the department for regulating the local administration of these programs.
[1985, c. 768, §1 (new).]
4. Area coordinating committee. An area coordinating committee, organized prior to application for receipt of a grant, is responsible for governance of
each local site. Membership must include representatives of transitional services programs in the region to be served by
the grant; representatives of the appropriate regional offices of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department
of Corrections and the Department of Labor; representatives of participating school administrative units; representatives
of adult service agencies, including rehabilitation facilities; parents of children with handicapping conditions; employers;
and other community members as appropriate. Terms of membership and methods of appointment or election must be determined
by area coordinating committee bylaws, subject to approval of the committee. Responsibilities of area coordinating committees
must be detailed in the rules promulgated by the committee.
[RR 2003, c. 2, §41 (cor).]
5. Evaluation. Continuous evaluation of the project sites shall be required and shall be an integral part of each project. The committee
shall cause to be developed an evaluation design to determine the success of the projects and shall ensure its implementation.
[1989, c. 899, §8 (amd).]
6. Report. The committee shall present to the Legislature an annual report on its activities. This report must provide an evaluation
summary of the projects and recommendations, including legislation, necessary to support and maintain a statewide transitional
services planning and delivery system.
[1999, c. 668, §93 (amd).]
Section History:
PL 1985,
Ch. 768,
§1
(NEW).
PL 1989,
Ch. 899,
§6-9
(AMD).
PL 1995,
Ch. 560,
§K82
(AMD).
PL 1995,
Ch. 560,
§K83
(AFF).
PL 1999,
Ch. 668,
§93
(AMD).
PL 2001,
Ch. 354,
§3
(AMD).
RR 2003,
Ch. 2,
§41
(COR).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 20-A - §7805. Transitional services coordinator
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 4: SPECIFIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Subpart 1: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Chapter 308: TRANSITIONAL SERVICES COORDINATION PROJECTS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS
§7805. Transitional services coordinator
The position of transitional services coordinator to the Department of Education, Division of Special Education shall be established
to coordinate the department's activities and involving the Bureau of Career and Technical Education and Adult Learning regarding
the coordinated delivery system for handicapped youths in transition from school to community. This coordinator will also
serve as staff to the committee as established in section 7803.
[1991, c. 716, §1 (amd); 2003, c. 545, §2 (rev).]
Section History:
PL 1985,
Ch. 768,
§1
(NEW).
PL 1987,
Ch. 395,
§A78
(AMD).
PL 1989,
Ch. 700,
§A56
(AMD).
PL 1991,
Ch. 716,
§1
(AMD).
PL 2003,
Ch. 545,
§2
(REV).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
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