Early intervention services: assessments.

Existing law, the California Early Intervention Services Act, is administered jointly by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services and the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the State Department of Developmental Services as the lead agency responsible for administration and coordination of the statewide system of services for the enhancement of the development of children who have disabilities or who are at risk of having disabilities and to minimize the potential for delays in their development. Under existing law, these provisions are in effect only until the state terminates its participation in prescribed components of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This bill would require the secretary and the Superintendent of Public Instruction to, among other things, create and require the use of an interagency electronic integrated assessment instrument for these purposes. The bill would also establish the Special Children's Electronic Integrated Assessment Instrument Fund in the State Treasury to be made available, upon appropriation, for the implementation of this bill. The bill would require the Director of Finance to file a prescribed notice if sufficient moneys are available in the fund to implement the bill.