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164.9813 Functions of center.

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Page 1 of 1 164.9813 Functions of center. The center shall provide: <br>(1) A staff that has expertise in autism and autistic-like behavior and in sensory impairments; (2) Individual and direct family assistance in the home, community, and school. A center's assistance should not supplant other responsibilities of state and local <br>agencies, and each school district is responsible for providing an appropriate <br>education program for clients of a center who are school age; (3) Technical assistance and consultation services, including specific intervention and assistance for a client of the center, the client's family, and the school district, and <br>any other services that are appropriate; (4) Professional training programs that include developing, providing, and evaluating preservice and in-service training in state-of-the-art practices for personnel who <br>work with the populations served by the centers and their families; and (5) Public education programs to increase awareness of the public about autism, autistic-related disabilities of communication and behavior, dual sensory <br>impairments, and sensory impairments with other handicapping conditions. Effective: July 15, 1996 <br>History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 221, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996.